Spring 2013 Rads

Hi Ladies....had a great weekend but not so great news today!  My markers/lines were not matching up to their liking so they want to do another Sim CT scan tomorrow =(  That means delaying treatment and I am on a time crunch with my job!! Any one else have this issue??

CLYDAY, I didn't have that.  Does it delay you by the one day of the scan or more than that?  I agree with Cindy about telling them about the time crunch.  Maybe they can tinker with the schedule somehow.  If not, your work will just have to hang in there (I say that knowing nothing about the nature or your work or the time crunch, sorry!).  You must be getting close to done, no?

Hi Cindy!! This is my last week before boost and my skin is peeling and hurting =(  I can tell the difference while I am here free boobing alone then at home with even just loose clothing!  Ugh..I pray it doesn't get much worse.  The techs said my skin looks a lot better than most...are the Boosts not as bad?? So glad I get a break for the 4th and don't have to come back till Monday!! Two more days....

Thanks! I just hope it is not much worse...I see the DR tomorrow so maybe she will give me something to help with pain.

Well,I graduated from rads today. When i went to a massage therapist,she reminded me to continue putting on the lotions,oils,aloe(whatever we all use) for 2 months post radiation. She said she had a client who stopped on her last day and a week later she broke out in some nasty blisters. She mentioned that she can feel the "heat" from radiation for almost 2 years! My skin is reddened,but not blistery and I'll continue taking care........wishing all of you wellness.

CONGRATULATIONS Patti!  You did it!  Thank you for the advice.  Heat from rads for two years--oh my!  I'm two months post-rads today, I just realized.  My radiated skin looks perfectly fine, but it's still dry to the touch, seems not to sweat at all, and it's frequently itchy.  I lube it with aloe gel after every shower and with Aquaphor at night when I can stand the goopiness.  I've had lots of PT for the arm, incisions, and shoulder, and that has helped.  The ongoing program is to stretch my arm straight out to the side, lying down, and then at a 45-degree angle up to the side, until it doesn't feel stretchy and sore, a couple times each day.  For extra credit, I do these stretches off the edge of the bed and put something with a little weight, like a roll of pennies, in my hand, just to get it to stretch backwards a little farther, behind the plane of my back.  I'm very glad for all the PT.  I wasn't on the verge of developing lymphedema, but I was concerned about it, and now I feel fortified with info and tactics to fend it off, I hope.

Well tomorrow is my LAST TREATMENT!!! I am packing up my stuff and will be heading home to my family!! I am so glad to have this site and will continue checking in with you ladies! I can't believe this day has finally come!!

Congrats CLYDAY!!!  You are awesome!  My skin did not get worse, maybe a tad itchier but not uglier.  Has the part outside the boost changed much since you started the boost?  That might be a good gauge of what the boost area will do next.  Enjoy your last day!  I got a kazoo concert--wonder what your sendoff will be!?!

Hooray for big milestones CLYDAY!!!  Hope you have a great homecoming and a speedy recovery!