APRIL Rads Anyone?

Busymom- Wow... talk about stress. But at least you are done with rads! wohoooo!  Hope your dad has a speedy recovery. I am sure he understands you not being able to be there, do not feel guilty! and cake.. yummm what better way to celebrate!

Martha-My rad nurse told me if my burn gets any worse they would give me silvadene... I don't know how much worse they wanted me to get!

Elaine-I so envy you for your energetic attitude and ableness (is that a word?) to exercise regularly throughout this whole thing.   I think that is my problem these days, I am NOT exercising, and I am feeling really ... blah!   On top of that I am eatting up a storm... what is up with that anyway!??!  OIE.  I need to get motivated!

busymom - congrats on being done with rads as well

Sue, I gave myself until the end of tx then I would start execising & dieting. I guess I'm there now

Congrats to everyone who finished rads this week!

Only 6 more treatments for me, so the end of rads is in sight.  It was confirmed today that I have a bladder infection, so I'll be on Cipro for 10 days.  Yuck! 

Have a great weekend.  --bonnie 

Hi, welcome to the group  A few weeks ago, my rad tech told me to stop wearing a bra as much as I can. What Ihave been doing lately is that I'll wear a tight enough tank top than put a shirt or another top and nobody would ever know I'm not wearing a bra.

Congrats again to all who are finishing up.

The fatigue has definitely kicked in over here.  I finished last Friday, and I am a sandbag.  It's not just physical, but also mental...like I just couldn't be bothered with most day to day things.  I was also told something like 7-10 days after where  I would really notice the effects.  No kidding.

Catherine

Isn't it hard to believe that June is almost here?

My underarm and the crease under my Mx scar have been peeling in big chunks. I am still applying cream, and that seems to make it softer for awhile, then it turns hard and leathery and flakes off. Yuck.

The weather is beautiful here in SE PA today, and I would love to go swimming, but since I started rads have been very sensitive to the sun. Am hoping this will pass soon, as summer is here.

School is going well. If I take a nap in the afternoon, I am able to stay awake until I get home around 10PM.

AS it is only five days since my last treatment, I will have to be patient while the side effects go away.

Have a great Sunday afternoon!

Bette 

Man am I tired....think I have about reached my endurance limit. Still fatigued after rads but what did me in was my daughter's bday party. She had 13 kids here, plus the six of us. So I never stopped from the time I got up, cleaning, shopping for food, making salads, putting everything out, filling stuff in, cleaning up after everyone moved into the house (too cold to stay outside), then cake and ice cream and another round of cleaning up, and then putting away all the chairs, etc outside....I think I went to bed finally at I want to say midnight?  

I find myself starting to fall asleep on the couch around tenish every night, but then I get a second wind or something? I finally go to bed and just lay there trying to fall asleep. But that could take a while. Especially with my husband's loud breathing/noises...not really "snores"...but they keep me awake just the same...Hopefully tonight I can get some rest.

Decided to go in and have a couple moles looked at and had the one on my neck removed last week. Think I might have mentioned it but I haven't posted in  while, so if I am repeating myslef sorry...I got infected and am now on an antibiotic, my neck is red and sore. And I feel so worn out...I am debeating whether I should even try to deal with the one on my face, but I guess that depends on the biopsy...

Rads are a breeze compared to the mole thing lol  Skin is doing really well. Go in for my two week check up on Thursday (will be almost two whole weeks since I finished yeah!!!). Have been falling a little behind on the cream and have only managed to pull it off twice a day, hope my skin doesn't retaliate, but it looks pretty good to be honest.

Seem to be doing ok with the Tamox. Am definiately getting some type of hot flashes. Nothing unbearable, nor do I wake soaking wet, but I do find myself getting too warm a few times a day. Some days more than others not sure why. ..but so far so good.

Susan, Bette, Brandonmom- hope your skin feels better....yikes...so sorry to hear that..

Bette- hope school is going well for you...keep up the naps....tell that wonderful flower bringing husband of yours to let you rest ; )

Lainey- love the new pic!

 Gotta go..starving...never had lunch today, nothing here to bring..too tired to go back to the store yesterday for the "basics"..vegged all day. Wish I'd had enough time when I was party shopping to get the extras, but just didn't have it. I have been watching the clock, took my antibiotic and have to wait one hour to eat...and it is sooooo time!!

Take care ladies!

Hey Debbie - finished today?  YAY!!!!!

2 weeks-2 days post rads - thought I would be finished with fatigue/lack of motivation.  (sigh)

Okay, any April-gals still in rads?  Maybe we can pick a date for our ice cream party.

Yay for Debbie!!!!!!  I ce cream party is coming up for ALL  of us.

Today was the first day since finshing rads (12 days ago) that I felt like I had some sort of normal energy.  I really needed it today since I had to prep my home for termite tenting that starts tomorrow.  I've been dreading this day for the past week, but I noticed that I felt sort of okay and played the 80's music channel on the cable menu and ended up dancing around the entire afternoon.  Of course now, I'm can feel a little of that fuzzy headed feeling.  Watch, tomorrow I'll be back to being a human sandbag.  But for today, it felt pretty good.

I've also been on ambien cr for the past four months.  But after rads, I decided to wean myself off of it.  The first night was maybe one REM cycle, but gradually, the sleep has gotten better. Last night I had about 6 hours uninterrupted.  Also, have been having more dreams...which I didn't have on the ambien.  So, if you can stick out the first few nights of pretty much non sleep, it may get easier.  I just want to get off as much meds as I can...gee, can anyone relate to that? 

Catherine

bethaib -- I read the article about antidepressants and tamoxifin too -- interesting.  I'm on Arimidex and suppose there are things that interact poorly with that too.

I've been on Cipro since last Thursday for a UTI and until then my skin was doing real well.  Now I'm a crispy critter with just 3 more treatments to go.  Ouch!   --bonnie

Fatigue is a problem for me post-rads, as well as lingering dizziness. My head has been spinning so bad, that my onc referred me to a neurologist.

My skin is peeling like crazy. Looks like my chest has dry rot. In some places the second layer of skin is peeling as well.

I am ready for ice cream! Mint chocolate chip or Moose Tracks.

Bette