I'm a guy, but I totally relate to your article. I am a recent veteran of radiation, and I'm still working through the after-effects (including the well-meaning but ignorant comments of people around me). In my case it was Dr Schmuck. My long time dermatologist, I went to him first about the bumps showing up on my head and neck. He walked in with a pretty assistant who got all of the doctor's attention during the 2-3 minutes he touched my head and then said "it's nothing". Fortunately, I didn't trust him and found competent doctors just in time.