Danielle Fishel has officially completed her treatment for breast cancer. The 43-year-old Boy Meets World star confirmed she was “officially” done with treatment on her Pop Meets World podcast on Monday (January 13).
While that’s great news, she is now dealing with the painful side effects following 20 rounds of radiation. Keep reading to find out more… “I am officially done with radiation,” she declared, going on to say she is “officially done with what is considered active cancer treatment.” If you didn’t know, she revealed her diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a form of breast cancer, in August of last year. “I did 15 rounds of whole breast radiation and then five rounds of targeted radiation, which just means they focus in on the very small area where my cancer was versus treating the entire breast,” she explained. “It will help significantly lower my chances of recurrence, which is always good news, but, boy, I am feeling the effects … Physically, I have a very bad sunburn,” she said, before sarcastically adding, “I also have a rash on top of the sunburn, which is just great.” Danielle said radiation treatment was “relatively easy.
You don’t really do anything. You just lay there.” She detailed post-treatment side effects, saying it “hurts to wear a bra, hurts to not wear a bra.
It just hurts to sleep on my side, hurts to sleep, period. Hurts to be awake.” “It’s very itchy, and, also, you can’t itch it, because if you even come close to touching it, you wanna cry,” she added. “You know what?