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By Peglove Thursday, June 03, 2010

I got tattoed for rads today. I only had to get one tattoo, because I had some moles they could use as guides! I was so happy about that! It is one tiny little dot on my side, and the rest are stickers that stay on for a long time. They used a little mole I have on my chest as a center guide, and I was feeling quite triumphant I did not have to get 4 little dots. So I start on June 8th, and every day for 6 weeks, skipping the weekends. Fatigue, skin burns, and rashes are the side effects. I actually went to the gym on tuesday and really over did it....I think it released chemo from my muscles into my blood, because I felt like I did on day 6 after chemo #4...and today I had trouble just standing...basic standing.... So even though i am trudging forward with this whole mess, I feel like one of those poor birds in the Gulf, covered in ooze. Poor little birds....I had to turn it off because I started to cry for the baby birds... Plug up that damn hole already! It was bad enough we ruined the atmosphere, and now the wildlife in the Gulf is never ever gong to be the same.... Working all day tomorrow. Big Hugs from Me to You, Peglove

Radiation is Annoying.
PJ Hamel, Health Guide
6/ 3/10 8:56pm

Hey, love your picture- you look great! Remember, you don't HAVE to get the side effects - I never felt a thing through 6 weeks of daily radiation. Hope you have the same experience - best of luck on this last leg of the journey. PJH

6/ 5/10 2:10am
PJ, I hope so too! I am ready for whatever comes my way. I have a great rad onco, so I am happy about that! Big Hugs! peg.
PJ Hamel, Health Guide
6/ 5/10 6:13am

Remember - don't wear the johnnie! Those raggy robes they want you to put on are unnecessary and degrading. Just go in without a bra and with an easy-off shirt, and ditch it all at the door! Wink PJH

6/ 9/10 1:14am

The robes are quite nice actually!

 

Today I put one on because it was really cold in the room...brrr! And the facility is kind of new, and the robes are crisp and new. So I didn't mind today. They said I shouldn't feel anything, but I swear I felt a little pin-pricky afterwards and it was only the first time!

 

Is that even possible?

PJ Hamel, Health Guide
6/ 9/10 5:39am

Glad your hospital provides NICE robes! You can experience anything - as you've no dout realized having done chemo. There's no "average" when it comes to yourself; you'll have your own experience. So you may very well have felt some prickles. Me, I must be made of lead, because I never felt a thing! Wink PJH

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6/ 9/10 9:37pm

I your enjoy reading your updates. I am glad you are getting your strength back. Don't rush, you have your whole life ahead of you! I can't watch the bubbbiling goo in the gulf and the mess it has and will create. Why can't they stop it? Someone in the world has got to be smart enough to figure it out! It is such a horrible shame. If we don't take better care of this earth God will take it from us.

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By Peglove— Last Modified: 12/19/10, First Published: 06/03/10