Fall 2013 Rads

Vwbordelon,

Thanks for the information. I will check it out today.



GrammyR ,

Your last day of rads! Congrats.

Coobie bras? Do tell!



No lingering cells! Rads are just the exterminator making sure these buildings are inhabitable again :0)



Speaking of Big Girl Panties, do a search for just that. There is a lady from Australia that made a huge pair of boxer like shorts traveling all over the states meeting people off the threads and having them sign the panties! She has been to Canada and all over she was last spotted in Colorado. Awesome idea! Pics from all around the countries are beautiful too.

I will have to look them up but honestly with all I've gone thru to get these new "perky" boobs don't really care if I ever see another bra again :0)

Told my husband I would rather be pregnant with quadruplets then this!



So all I did was answer my phone and now I have to go to RO tomorrow. They were being nice offering dry run tomorrow some wasn't on the table so long on Monday to start. But dang I was hoping for that last day tomorrow without the drive, and parking and gas $$$!



Have a great weekend ladies!

Canuck46,

There is a skin care regimen that is praised on the Summber Rads 2013 thread.  It call's for 100 Aloe after treatment and every 2 hours the followin in this order: Miaderm, Vitamin E Cream, Emu Oil, and Aquafor before bed.  Shower with Basis soap.  I have been doing it for my 1/2 and so far so good!  We'll see what the next 14 bring.

Have a great day!

Imamom - So sorry didn't mean to offend anyone.  I hope you will have more healthy babies after you kick cancers A**!  I know several people who did.

4sewwhat - I agree on quads bit!

vwbordelon- Thanks I will go to health store and see if I can get these creams.  Glad it is working well for you.  I will check summer rads.

Cider8,

I know what you mean about the dandelion hair!  My daughter and I were looking at it last night - LOTS more gray then I remember!

Hey all!

I am 14/33 rads. I notice a lot of people talking about swelling- I seem to be experiencing the oposite. Anyone else notice experiencing shrinkage? Also sunburn-like redness just appearing. I told my dr on Monday I feel tightness in my armpit and he said that was more likely related to my lymph node removal but I hadn't noticed it until after 2 weeks of rads.

 I actually shaved off what hair came in at first because it was so spotty and almost all gray and fuzzy. I've kept it shaved (last chemo was on 7/24) and it's just now coming in SORT of normal (ish) texture and color-wise- still have what looks like male-pattern baldness. Lashes and eyebrows are almost all gone. Hoping to keep what's held on so far...

Just wanted to chime in on the work/kids/cancer treatment balance. I had the best of intentions of working straight through chemo but ended up missing 2 full months of work. My employer is AWESOME and has given me freedom to basically make my own schedule throughout treatment. Came back to work full-time on Aug. 28 when the boys went back to school (1st, 3rd and 10th grades). Started rads on 9/9. I'm exhausted. Don't know if it was coming back full-steam ahead without easing back into my schedule or if it's radiation causing my fatigue...

Nonetheless, I consider myself so lucky to have such an understanding employer. It was good for me to take time off to rest and I got to be with the kids while they were on summer break.. Some summer... geesh...

Hoping to be able to get a handle on exhaustion..

Rrefresca....no shrinkage yet, but I have heard that can happen.  I am 17/34 and havent noticed either swelling nor shrinkage.   You could be right that going back to work slowly wouldn't have been so jarring.  I am doing well working through chemo and rads, but my health is first and if I need to, I will go on leave.  Do what is right for you and thank goodness you have a wonderful employer!

Neelie, so sorry that you have to deal with this disease.  I also had an MRI because it is important for your surgeon to make sure there isn't anything else lurking.  Lobular can be harder to detect with mammo and ultrasound.  Yes, it is normal for you to still be sore.  It generally takes about 3 weeks to feel better after a lumpectomy but it could take longer depending on the location of your lump.   Plus we are all different about the speed of healing.   Keep in mind that if you are small breasted, even a small lump is large in relation to the breast size and definitely could make your recovery a bit more difficult.  Be kind to yourself!!  And I hope you only have good surprises from here on out!

Love,

Sandra 

Hi Neelie 2

I had lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node done together so can't comment on what you are feeling - but I will tell you what I was told recently- if in doubt - ask your surgeon.

Don't feel bad to get an appointment and to ask.

Also ask what is the next step after you get the pathology report from the lymph nodes - to complete the pathology report from the lumpectomy - most of us seem to have been to a medical oncologist and then to a radiation oncologist and then back to the medical oncologist.

I have a different diagnosis from yours - maybe someone with a similar diagnosis can advise you what is the correct order of things and what tests you should be getting.

Best wishes

Bounce

I will be starting radiation next week.

Hi fu2cancer (good name)

Which day do you start and how many treatments are you having?

How are you feeling?

fu2cancer-sorry you need to be here but love the name!  I too will e starting Monday for simulation and Tuesday first zaaap!

Hi all. Thankful to find this thread. I'll be starting radiation in about 3 weeks, but will know more when I see my RO on Oct 9th so he can assess my healing from surgery and range of motion. I had a very aggressive cancer that spread rapidly, so I started treatment with 8 rounds of chemo, had one month off and then had surgery 10 days ago - double mastectomy with both axillary areas dissected. I see radiation as the third "event" in my year-long medical triathlon. By all accounts, it is the "easiest" event of the three, but I feel nervous about it because of my surgical scars and because I have intensely sensitive skin. and not least of all because I am completely worn out from chemo and the relentlessness of all these treatemtns and appointments. Has anyone experienced trouble swallowing or "esophagitis" from radiation? That was the most troublesome side effect the RO thought was a possibility, since I will have the lymph nodes above my collarbone radiated. Also, has anyone asked their RO if they can use henna instead of having the ink tattoos for rads? My Mom ran into someone here in Ottawa who pushed for that, and they accepted, so she will have no permanent rad dots. I'm thinking of doing the same. So grateful for all the things I learn on this site. I'm going to order some Miaderm lotion and Lindi products, to be prepared. I hope I can find them here in Canada. I seem to order everything from Amazon.com and have it shipped to my cousin in Texas (and she then ships to me) because that site seems to have everything, and much cheaper than we can get it here...IF we can get things here. Stay strong everyone. Hope you are enjoying gorgeous Fall weather, as we have here this week.