October Rads. 2009

Paulding Mom - Go for the cupcakes; the reaction will be worth it ! Some nipple suggestions in addition to hersheys kisses (or maybe mini kisses): chocolate non pareils, mini gumdrops, cinnamon sombreros, gummy raspberries, and strawberry haribos. The haribos are shaped perfectly but somewhat obscene, very erect. I used strawberry gummies with a mini gumdrop cut in half and inserted in the middle.

Sakura73:  YEAH!!!  My last day of rads is tomorrow!

Everyone:  Hang in there.  You can do it!!

Sending you all good thoughts of healing, peace, and comfort!

Be good to you -

How exciting to be done!  I remember my daughter when she was little saying "Me Done Now!" very definitely when she was through with just about anything-food, potty, playing, napping, etc!  So Sakura, you can announce it to the world " ME DONE NOW!!!"  You too Little Red.  And I get to, next Friday.  I've never been so happy for a Friday the 13th to get here!

My skin under my boob is getting pretty weepy so they started me on my boosts today & tomorrow, then I have the weekend to recuperate!  Then my last 2 regular rads Mon & Tues and then the final 3 boosts, Wed-Fri.  Yesterday my rad onc told me to mix equal parts hydrogen peroxide & water, soak a washrag, lay on my back and soak the skin under my boob for a minute or so with the solution and then lay there and air dry-he said to try doing it a couple times a day over the time frame until Monday.

Good luck to all of us!!

Joni2 

It was actually the partner of my rad onc who I saw yesterday instead of my regular doc.  The techs acted like it was no big deal and even suggested if on Monday the weeping isn't better checking with the doc about doing a couple more of the boosts on Monday & Tuesday say, then 2 regulars with a final boost on Friday!   

Thank you everyone for your lovely comments! Tara I did work through radiation - got pretty tired but just slept more.

warm warm wishes to all still doing the daily trek to the radiation room. you'll be done before you know it!

Little Red!  It's your last day!!!  Yay for you! I love that you write "Be good to you"...I read it every time and I try to take it to heart.  It's easy to forget, so I thank you for the reminder.  Have a beautiful weekend of looking forward to not having a tx on Monday!!!

Little Red - Congratulations on crossing the finish line (at least for this leg) ! Feels good doesn't it ?

Thank you ladies.  Yes, it IS a good feeling to be done with the rads. 

I brought in goodies for my rad techs and nurses to say thanks for all their care and then went next door to the infusion center to have my port flushed - had to bring those girls something good too!!

I'm so glad to be done with chemo, and so glad rads is finished, but I will miss seeing all the wonderful women and men who have been there to care for me - day after day, week after week, month after month - and help me through the treatments, the SEs, the emotional pain...they have made me laugh, hugged me when I cried, and help me keep the faith!

Just want to give a shout out to all the nurses, doctors, techs, and staff at our medical centers that do such good work taking care of us!!  I am so very grateful for those that put so much heart and soul into their work!

PauldingMom you are nearly there - Yeah!!  (ME DONE NOW!!)

Suzanne3131:  It is easy to forget...I have to remind myself too...but they're words to for us all to LIVE by...

Be good to you -

Congrats to you and all those who are done with the roasting.  19 down 14 to go for me--but the end is in sight.  Then I have the aromatase to look forward to.  That and 6 more months of Herceptin  Darn.  I wish visualizing this whole thing as completely over would make it so...  

Blondie...I still have 11 to go. 

I have started peeling.. : ( I also have a small blister that I didn't know what it was until after I rubbed it!  So I am now having to deal with that issue too..I also am not feeling the greatest since I just realized what stage that I actually am in.  I am freaked out about it and so scared.  I am only 37 fricken years old and I have a 9, 5 and ONE year old!  What the f8ck?  I am so tired of it all it isn't even funny..and to make matters worse, no one in my family knows what I am going through because they were able to catch their cancers early and all of their kids were older and able to take care of themselves.  One thing that I am so tired of is when someone says "But they were able to catch it early"  (Yes, I have had people say that to me)  I am exhausted and I can't deal with this cr*p any more.

Colette34...Reaching out to you across the internet - HUGGING YOU!

blondie45:

It sounds like your doctors are on top of the situation and being aggressive, so you are in good hands.  It is scary, but remember you are not sitting still on this!  All these treatments are killing off the beast.  I know it's hard and you're tired, but you are doing it! 

Be good to you -

congratulations to little red and sakura!!!! All the rest of you, just hang in there and your day will come too.

I have been battling the swine flu all this week.  Then on Friday, I thought I felt okay to take a drive and drove to my home town to put flowers on the graves of my mom, dad and brother to thank them for watching over me and it was a beautiful day.  I got there late at night, got a hotel room and spent the night hacking and coughing up a lung.  Didn't sleep the whole night.  So I got up at 5, drove around town until the sun came up, put the flowers on the graves and was home by 3 (this was a 7 hour drive both ways).  I took a bath because when I cough I pee (TMI -- too old) so I smelled like a nursing home. I went to bed and again I have a fever.  Almost went to the hospital but got OJ and overloaded on vitamins and tylenol. 

Today I have no fever but am as weak as a kitten.  I am afraid that I may actually have that fatigue they talk about and if it is, you guys watch out.  It is a killer.  I walk around the house for 10 minutes and have to sleep for 2 hours.  I am okay just being still but any activity like brushing my hair or brushing my teeth or getting my dogs water is a burden.  Does anyone else out there have any fatigue like this????

Besides this, I thought my boob would be better by now because I moisturize it to death during all this too.  It is hotter than ever and weeps!  I bet I could iron a shirt or fry an egg on it, it is that hot.  I did see the onc surgeon on Thursday during all this and all she said was, boy it that ever red.  That probably cost me $300.  Oh well, I'm still alive for now. 

Let me know how you are battling your fatigue.  I HAVE to work.  I just don't know if the fatigue is from the swine flu or radiation.  I am so lucky. 

Littlered yay for finishing! yes, it is late spring in Australia, and this week the weather has suddenly brightened and we are having a week of 30 degrees plus days. It does feel totally appropriate to be done with all treatments just as the flowers are out and the sun is shining.

brookside sorry to hear about your red hot boob! And as for the fatigue, I found mine improved a LOT after I started an iodine supplement.

Sending happy  thoughts to everyone.

Hi MTG

Thanks for that reminder.  I did do that initially when you told me about it but then the MD said don't do it and I forgot....but now I'm FREEE to do as I wish with my red hot boob.  So vinegar here I come again.

Sukara - I have ordered L-Tyrosine and that is a thyroid supplement and am hoping that will help.  Thanks for reminding me because I ordered that a bit again and it should be in.  I'll check tomorrow. Thanks

MTG - I am just chopping at the bit do soak my boob so herrreee I goooo!!!