Pod Meets World” podcast, which she co-hosts with her “Boy Meets World” co-stars Rider Strong and Will Friedle.“I am officially done with radiation,” the actress announced before clarifying that while she’s “officially done with what is considered active cancer treatment” for a form of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a diagnosis she shared in August, she’s reeling from the aftereffects.“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,” Fishel said. “It will help significantly lower my chances of recurrence, which is always good news, but, boy, I am feeling the effects,” she noted. “Physically, I have a very bad sunburn.
I also have a rash on top of the sunburn, which is just great,” she added sarcastically.“It’s very itchy, and, also, you can’t itch it, because if you even come close to touching it, you wanna cry,” Fishel said, adding 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.”After garnering sympathy from Strong and Friedle, Fishel looked on the bright side.“You know what?
It’s not gonna last forever. Physically, every day now, I’m supposed to be getting better. Fatigue-wise, I am really very stinking tired,” she said.The child star — known for her role as Topanga Lawrence on “Boy Meets World” — also shared that her doctor told her that she’d feel better in “two to three months.”She said the doctor advised her to “work out and drink water.”“I’m sorry.