Everyone, Sorry for not posting sooner - My radiation treatments concluded two weeks ago. At first, I just slept in, and napped, trying to get my strength back. I went home to the mountains and drank in the views and watched the critters who came to visit, and played with my darling kitten, Arabella Butterfly. And gloried in getting past the whole... Read more
Well, I am on the downhill side - my radiation treatments will be done by Feb 21. I am tolerating them well, the reddness is not too bad, but then I use my special cream without fail, at least 3 times a day. The fatigue is pretty bad - I am sleeping three or more hours during the day, and still sleeping well at night. I am good for a couple of... Read more
Yesterday I had my second plan verification session, and spent about an hour flat on my back under this tremendous machine - had a lot of time to study its characteristics, like degree markings, vga input port (no usb port ) etc. And it was cold in that room! I got to keep my sweat pants on, but had to bare my right breast and most of my chest for... Read more
Thursday Dec 20 - I had a CT scan today, and got two dots applied to my sides. This was the first planning session for the radiation treatments. The next will be Friday next week. I also met with my medical oncologist. We discussed the hormone therapies - she concurs that I do not need chemo, thank goodness. She explained the two common drugs and... Read more
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