Did you have side effects from cancer treatment from radiotherapy or tamoxifen?

Hi. I had 15 sessions of radiotherapy. Got a little red at the site but nothing else. On Tamoxifen...again nothing to report.. Been ok so far with no side effects.

That was for a lumpectomy in 2021.

Recently discovered got cancer in rectal area but separate to the breast cancer. As you can imagine totally peed off. The why me is definitely out there rather than the why not me.

I had radiotherapy in 2014 for head & neck cancer, an appalling experience leaving me with long term issues for the rest of my life. You receive lots of help during treatment and a follow up period for 12 twelve months but after that you are on your own with the many known problems of treatment effects. For example, the massive impact on your teeth, compounded by a failed NHS Dentistry service, destruction of tussue and killing of the bones, Lymphoedema side effects, the list of endless. But on cancers on the more fleshy parts of the body do tend to recover better from radiotherapy plus now they have discovered not so much radiation is needed, so not so destructive.

In the end, I am alive to fight another day and survived the big 'C'. So many can't get on the treatment ladder therefore fall by the wayside today!

Hi everyone. I had 15 rounds of radiotherapy in 2019 for breast cancer.

No side effects. Made sure I did the exercises, recommended.

For anyone starting radiotherapy, I used 98% organic aloe Vera gel. No burning or soreness.

I am on Letrozole for 10 years. Originally 5 years, my surgeon said it was because of recent research on reoccurances. No side effects apart from.'trigger' finger. Love and blessings xxx

I had one installation of chemo direct into my bladder during an operation for cancer,when I was woken the nurses came to empty the catheter inside me to remove the chemo meds I was so afraid straight out of anaesthetic to find two nurses done up like space men protective suits and a box to put the contents of my bladder into,my god it was bizarre.they told me a little bit about the treatment but not very informative to be honest,I was allowed home the next day for days of actually screaming when I weed they did not tell me that you should expect to pass out in agony every time you weed, I was supposed to have BCG treatment once a week for six weeks they put this again through a catheter it hurt me for each of the two times I had it the third time they take a wee test before they do treatment and the third test there was something wrong not an UTI but a reaction to the BCG and was told instead of six weeks they are stopping it and just test every three months it was clear until six months later it returned and more surgery,they did never mention that I would be left with the horrendous neuropathy in my fingers the last treatment was in 2022+2023 since then I have not been able to use my left hand whatsoever I have had countless medicines and the last treatment was a patch that burned like hell but I gave it a go from pure desperation no improvement just worse pain,now I am waiting for Botox injections in my fingers has anyone had these and how bad are they, please if you are going for chemo even one dose interrogate them about side effects because they do not say we can sort your cancer out but you will lose the use of your hands.