Danielle Fishel Addresses Painful Side Effects After 20 Rounds of Radiation for Cancer Treatment

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? 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 went on to say.

Her doctors also told her she’d begin to feel better in “two to three months,” and to “work out and drink water.”

“I’m sorry, you want me to be tired and take care of myself?” she joked. However, she confirmed that she “did start working out.”

“I worked out yesterday. I’m gonna work out again on Friday because he said all the working out and drinking water helps my body get rid of all the damage that the radiation did,” she confirmed, going on to say she’ll begin Tamoxifen, a hormone therapy, once she starts to recover.

“They didn’t wanna overload me with negative side effects,” she explained.

Last year, she underwent two successful lumpectomy surgeries to remove the cancer. We are wishing Danielle the best in her continued recovery!

She recently revealed where she stands with Girl Meets World co-star Sabrina Carpenter.