Hi Gemma. You are young and relatively healthy that should factor in to how you do overall. It may not hit you as badly. What are they looking at in terms of numbers? How many weeks? etc... Radiation therapy is not fun by any standard. Even at it's best it's hellious with long term effects. However - that said - you want to do whatever you can to prevent a recurrence. BTW what you had in the nodes really wasn't a recurrence... chances are it was there all along, a clear scan does not mean it's not there microscopically. An oncologist I know said there is really no such thing as a recurrence, particularly so shortly after treatment - it simply means they didn't get it all the first time out. Chances are your cancer seeded to the nodes and was dormant. Anyway.

the less radiation - the less damage, however - make sure the are giving you the recommended therapeutic dose otherwise your suffering will be for nothing.

hugs