August 2011 rads

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  • katehudson25
    katehudson25 Member Posts: 2,467
    edited September 2011

    I am starting boosts today, and looking forward to having the weekend off. On Monday I caught a cold that I can't seem to shake. Is something going around? Anyone else in the Los Angeles area down with this?

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  • MamaV
    MamaV Member Posts: 907
    edited September 2011

    One more boost on Monday and I'm D O N E!!!!!!

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  • katehudson25
    katehudson25 Member Posts: 2,467
    edited September 2011

    Congrats Mamav I am 2 days behind you. I am finished Wednesday.

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  • sarahbob
    sarahbob Member Posts: 131
    edited September 2011

    I was the same as you, Justmejanis, until I was in the hospital. Now I am 2 days behind you.

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  • summergirl1
    summergirl1 Member Posts: 182
    edited September 2011

    Irw333 Thxs for your lovely reply and we are all warriors on this journey, that will hopefully end soon for all of us and we can get back to our normal selves again, cant wait for that day. best of luck to u xx

    does anyone what kinda cream to use to moisturize before rads , I dont want to use anything that will effect my MX scar though ? 

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  • katehudson25
    katehudson25 Member Posts: 2,467
    edited September 2011

    I had my first boost today, and it seems easier than the full breast radiation. I have 3 more boosts and then I am done. I am red and a little itchy, but no blistering. My doctor gave me a prescription for Mometasone Furoate cream for itching and it is working nicely. Looking forward to the the two days off. Have a nice weekend everyone.

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  • justmejanis
    justmejanis Member Posts: 1,847
    edited September 2011

    summergirl...I was told not to put anything on my breast 6 hours before rads.  Nothing.  I put calendula gel on it as soon as I get home though.  I also use Aquaphor that I mix with prescription lidocaine now.  My incisions and my nipple are really sore and that helps.

    sarahbob I have no idea now where I am.  Well, I have had 18 treatments as of today.  At the start of this my RO said I was having a total of 33 treatments.  Yesterday he told me 30 total.  25 regular and 5 boosts.  I asked my tech and she said she wasn't sure but thought I was having 33.  Now what is up with that? 

    Mama V...HUGE congratulations on being down to the wire!  I am so happy for you.  That is terrific news. 

    Kate, you are just behind Mama V...so big happy dance for you on Wednesday!

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  • julianna51
    julianna51 Member Posts: 438
    edited September 2011

    Mama V and Kate I'm right behind you.  Four more boosts to go and I'm done on Thursday.  Woohooo!!   Thank you Janis, Kate and anyone else that I've missed for your postive words earlier this week when I had such a bad day.   I was able to finish out the week without losing my cool again.   I've had more pain in my breast this week  than any other time.  How is it that I have no feeling to the touch but the thing has the ability to hurt???? Hmmmm, gotta figure that one out!

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  • katehudson25
    katehudson25 Member Posts: 2,467
    edited September 2011

    Julianna so sorry that you are experiencing pain in your breast, but this nightmare is almost over. I wish you and Mama V lived closer so we could go out and celebrate. feel better and have a great weekend.

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  • katfinn
    katfinn Member Posts: 59
    edited September 2011

    Congrats to everyone who is finished or soon to be finished.  I start my boosts on Monday and the end date is one week from today on the 23rd.  Looking back it really wasn't bad but I sure am red, rashy and dry.  The doc  finally said I can loob up this weekend with the moisturizer of my choice (but have to stop using Monday morning in the boost area).  I forgot to ask if "the boost" takes longer than the regular routine?

    I found that my upper chest area is much worse than the actual breast.  I'm surprised as I would think the area that never saw the sun would be much worse.  So, I'm hearing from some of you that my chest will continue to get worse before it gets better?  I guess I can do it.  I'll be ready to celebrate next weekend.  I think I'll have a "The Cancer's Gone" party.  ;-)

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  • katehudson25
    katehudson25 Member Posts: 2,467
    edited September 2011

    Katfinn my boost took 1/2 as long as the full breast radiation, and much easier on my skin.

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  • lynniea
    lynniea Member Posts: 611
    edited September 2011

    Hi ladies I had # 11 today.  Only 19 more to go.  Hope everyone has a nice weekend it is cool here and it feel great.

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  • Merilee
    Merilee Member Posts: 3,047
    edited September 2011

    Thank God for week ends right? I am two weeks out and the blistering and peeling has finally stopped and I slept last night for the first time without  being bandaged up with meds.

    I am fair skinned, and was purple by the time they were done. I was not expecting the peeling and pain that came after, and no one from the clinic warned me. I only bring this up so that you can have some pain meds on hand and also something to put on the new, very sensitive skin when and if peeling happens to you the way it did  to me.

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  • bb226
    bb226 Member Posts: 102
    edited September 2011

    Hey just popping in to cheer you on to the finish line!

    I agree with Merilee, I had pain after radiation stopped (about 5 days out and it stopped at day 8 post rads). I am three weeks out and my breast looks like pre-rads. My energy came back extremely fast...the end of the first week post rads. I am back on the job working 10 hours plus my call. I also started tamoxifen without any major problems.

    I have spent a day or two not even thinking about my cancer. It is a new welcome feeling.

    You are so close...

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  • katehudson25
    katehudson25 Member Posts: 2,467
    edited September 2011

    Bb226 I am glad that you are doing so well.

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  • julianna51
    julianna51 Member Posts: 438
    edited September 2011

    Kate - I saw that you had been feeling a bit down.   I hope that you are feeling better today.   My RO, when I was feeling so out of sorts this week, called it the "end of treatment doldrums", kind of like post partum blues....we've been going almost nonstop to treatment or surgery or something for months and all at once we're faced with not doing anything and it gives a bit of a feeling of being at loose ends.   I know we're all happy to be finishing rads but I think  this is kind of true AND when we're doing it alone (without a significant other) it does feel a bit strange and wondering how do we get back to normal...or the new normal.   Big hugs to you....I'm "alone" too and some days the burden gets pretty heavy.   We will be celebrating the end of rads this week and figuring out what our new normal will be.  Take care!

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  • Merilee
    Merilee Member Posts: 3,047
    edited September 2011

    Neither one of you are alone, but I know what you mean.

    Hugs

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  • julianna51
    julianna51 Member Posts: 438
    edited September 2011

    Thanks Merilee.   I guess that "alone" wasn't the right word.  Cool 

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  • katehudson25
    katehudson25 Member Posts: 2,467
    edited September 2011

    Julianna thank you so much for your support. Thank you also for your knowledge about end of treatment doldrums. I think you are exactly right. Normally I am a very positive person, but yesterday just as my treatment ended I started to cry. Since May it has been non stop cancer something or other with mammograms, ultra sounds, mri, biopsy, 2 lumpectomies, radiation etc. Thank God no chemo. Now that it is almost over I do feel at loose ends. After my skin heals from radiation I am going to get plastic surgery. After two lumpectomies my right breast is smaller than my left. I am getting implants and a breast lift. Big hugs  to you Juliana.. I am sorry that you are alone too. Merilee how sweet of you to let us know that we are not alone because we have you, and other wonderful women on this site. Hugs!!!!!

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  • sarahbob
    sarahbob Member Posts: 131
    edited September 2011

    So I was eating some pretzels this afternoon, when part of my tooth broke off!! I have never had even so much as a cavity in my life. I googled "Tooth decay and cancer" and come to find out, tooth decay is VERY common with chemo/rads. I don't recall being told anything about this. I remember they told me no dental work while on chemo, but nothing about my teeth rotting out of my head!! So I guess I will be calling a dentist Monday morning. Like we don't have ENOUGH to think about!!

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  • twoputter
    twoputter Member Posts: 115
    edited September 2011

    I will have my 13th treatment on Monday.  So far no side effects at all!  I think radiation is a breeze compared to chemo.

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  • katfinn
    katfinn Member Posts: 59
    edited September 2011

    Oh my gosh Sarah.  That's crazy about your tooth.  I do remember reading that we can have tooth problems and mine did bother me during chemo (felt like they were going to fall out but I have receding gums anyway and that did go away).  I have yet to make a dentist appointment but I think I better do that.  So sorry!

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  • Elizabeth1889
    Elizabeth1889 Member Posts: 1,036
    edited September 2011

    Sarahbob:  So sorry about your tooth.  It sounds both painful and scary.  I saw my dental hygienist for a teeth cleaning after chemo, but during rads.  She said that receiving rads anywhere in the body could damage your teeth  and she gave me a special fluoride paste to use every night at bedtime. Once again, cancer is the gift that keeps on giving.

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  • Cyborg
    Cyborg Member Posts: 848
    edited September 2011

    Mamav!!!! I have one more boost on Monday and I am done too!!

    Hey Girls... you tired little things....the fatigue works on your mood so treat yourself well. Love to all on the board. xoxoxoxoxox

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  • Merilee
    Merilee Member Posts: 3,047
    edited September 2011

    Cyborg! One more, that is awesome!

    While you gals are at the dentist ask about having any old mercury fillings switched out.

    I have a tooth that has blackend from chemo or neulasa I am not sure, but I am going to look into getting it fixed under my medical insurance. We shall see.

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  • MamaV
    MamaV Member Posts: 907
    edited September 2011

    Big week for some of us - Cyborg we can celebrate on Monday, Kate Wednesday and Janis Thursday!  Anyone else?  Girls we have almost made it!  Thank God and thank God for each other!

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  • julianna51
    julianna51 Member Posts: 438
    edited September 2011

    I'm Thursday too!   I'm going to celebrate by flying out to visit my daughter in Colorado in early October.  

    We have almost made it and for those that still have a ways to go, know that we're all cheering you on and it is doable!

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  • katehudson25
    katehudson25 Member Posts: 2,467
    edited September 2011

    I got a cold last Monday, and I can't seem to get rid of it. I am now wondering if radiation has anything to do with your immune system. Maybe I can't shake it, because I can't stay home and rest. When I do go out it is to a radiation room that is freezing cold while I lay there almost topless.

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  • julianna51
    julianna51 Member Posts: 438
    edited September 2011

    Kate - I think that it is possible that rads effect your immune system.   Once your done and doctor says it is okay, add some super antioxidants and it will help your immune system tremendously.   Take care today and rest, pamper yourself.  

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  • katehudson25
    katehudson25 Member Posts: 2,467
    edited September 2011

    Thank you for letting me know Julianna. I may have to postpone my trip to Nashville for a couple of weeks. MamaV, Cyborg, and Juliana I wish you all lived close by so we could go out and celebrate this week.

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