“Is radiation treatment painful?”
I am a 45 year old female. I want to know if radiation treatment is painful?
5 Answers
Not typically. Most common side effect is nausea and fatigue
No. Only when you start to acute side effects of skin. You may feel some burning sensation or sun burn which can be treated with special cream ( steroid or Silvadene cream)
Radiation treatments are like X-ray treatment which you don’t feel at all when going through treatment. Side effects are observed as treatment progresses and is function of location and site getting treatment.
Radiation treatments themselves are usually painless, but they may cause some side effects like skin irritation and breakdown, and these side effects may be irritating or painful. The doctor prescribing the treatments should be responsible for describing this in detail and (where necessary) prescribing meds to minimize the side effects and discomfort.
Roger Macklis
Roger Macklis
Radiation treatment is not painful. However, as treatment continues for several weeks, some tissues that are in the radiation "field," such as the skin, oral mucosa, or the lining of the bladder may develop a reaction which may be painful.
