I have a degree in Biomedical Engineering and Psychology from Northwestern University. I finished medical school and completed my M.D. at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. I am currently in my residency for surgery- hopefully to be specializing in neurosurgery.
I want to answer questions on medical type questions. I'm a big fan of Dr. Drew Pinsky on Love Line and would like to help younger people from the mistakes I see a lot of young people do when they come into my ER.
Gender: Male
Location: I'm from all over.
Occupation: Physician- Surgeon
Age: 29
AIM: ArunKSherma
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My mum told me today that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. She will have to have an operation and go through radiotherapy. I'm so worried- she will have to be in hospital for 4 days then go once every day. I'd be thankful for any information about the symtoms of radiotherapy and cancer, ways to make her feel better about it and any other things that would be useful. Thank you. (link)
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My mom had breast cancer 3 times. The first time they just took the lump out and then used radiation. The second time, they took out more of her breast and the lymph nodes in the armpit. The third time she had a full mastectomy on her left breast + chemotherapy.
Your mom is going to be fine- the reason for the long hospital stay is just to make sure that she has recovered from the actual operation and start the radiotherapy. Nowadays the radiation is very focusedx on the breast and doesn't get to the other places around that (arm, other side of the chest etc.). She may feel very tired after the radiation and then her skin might become like it is very "sun-burned" like. Cancer is a horrible disease that can be caused by a lot of things, but in general cancer is when cells grow uncontrollably but are not functional tissue. The most that you can do for your mom that she would love is to show her that you love her. Be with her, rent movies and watch together, take her out to coffee and be the best child that you can be.
Together you can get through this and feel that you've really bonded.
Best of luck to you and your mom.
-Arun
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