Winter rads 2014-2015

One week down, 5-1/2 to go! So far so good. Got REALLY tired yesterday and today, but that could just be from the new routine. Treatments have been quick and the redness I had on day 2 has subsided (I was concerned about having any cream on my body when I went for treatment that I was using an "all natural" baby wipe to clean off prior to going. They suspect that was just too harsh on my skin. Now that I stopped using the wipes, things are looking better. Aloe gel is my new best friend!

I have to say, I'm quite jealous of those of you who are all done. I'll get there eventually! Enjoy a treatment free weekend ladies!

Welcome Cherice.  Spring is sort of relative.  There's plenty of snow out there for most of you.  For me, winter was finished the first week in February.  It's been at least 70 degrees prettymuch every day since then.  The new beginnings of Spring will really be here for all of us when every name on our list has a or . 

Someone posted somewhere about tucking a cute stuffed animal under the seat belt - might have been for rads or for port protection - don't remember - I claim chemo brain here.  I thought that was pretty cute.

Enjoy the week end all.  We're feeling pretty good around here. The house is getting back together after the upstairs shower leaked and we had to have a portion of the ceiling replaced, which required everything to be removed and replaced from the family room. The garage door opener works again. DH is a genius and replaced the broken parts himself!  The water heater works again and the pool pump motor has been replaced.  The upstairs furnace dehumidifier drain that was blocked and leaking into the downstairs computer room through the heat vent is fixed and the intake valve that cracked on the master bath toilet was replaced.  I stepped in more misplaced water puddles than I could believe. I feel guilty, but my initial reaction was to accuse the cat every time. He was totally innocent.  All that since Christmas.  I long for the uneventful! 

Yeah, Mags, I had that smell in my underarm peely and scarlet area. The Silvadene really helped.

Beachbum102. You and the shotgun puppy pal rule the world.

Farmerma. Your day will come ... and sooner than it feels. Somehow when you are on the downhill side the days go faster.

Coyote. So with all that water are we invited to a pool party?! 70s sound terrific. Glad all has been repaired.

I'm a lefty, sort of short so sometimes the seatbelt rubbed but not a big issue. I started back to work two and a half weeks after surgery and except for 3 days, I've driven to work (1 hr each way). As others mentioned, fatigue is the biggest issue for driving.

confession time;

I started boosts on Thursday and immediately had lots of swelling, red/purple and pain.Thursday night hard to sleep but went to work Friday. Driving to tx, takes a little over an hour, I started crying and couldn't collect myself. I'd decided to confront the RO and discuss pain relief and possibly stopping the tx.

My RO was out but I spk to another, disinterested RO. I passed tx for the day, got pain meds and went home. Hated myself for having a meltdown and for not doing tx.

I feel better today but panic at the thought of 6 more tx. The area includes my nipple and it's brutal!

I don't want to miss killing cancer cells but I'm freaking out about causing more pain. I can't stay home, gotta work.

I'm thankful for the weekend to decide what to do. Need a shot of courage and my big girl panties!!

WheelyGirl, as I said above, apparently my markers and stickers are staying for the duration, which is 4 weeks of treatment, basically all of March. Only 1 tattoo, and no more to come (I called to ask all these questions yesterday). My marks and stickers are on my front and sides, though. The stickers are a little bit itchy, not terrible. I was told that if they're really bothering me, they would figure out an alternative, but they're not that bad so far.

Ugh, I have six weeks and the markers and stickers are on my back and top of both arms and the side of my left breast I will be on my stomach for treatment.  I guess I will understand more after my first treatment will just have to be patient and wait.

WheelyGirl, your experience might be different from mine, too. Possibly some or all of your stickers and marks will be replaced with tattoos at your first treatment? Looks like everyone has their own way of doing this. And I'm on my back for treatments, which may be less good for my heart but will definitely be better for my neck with the iffy C 4-5 joint that really hurts when I have to crank my head to the side to lie on my stomach. Seems like this whole thing is a series of trade-offs, as in, we'd rather not be doing it at all, but on the other hand, rather go through rads and feel assured we've done everything we can to prevent a recurrence of BC.

Kayfry - the way my board (or whatever you call the thing I lay on) is set up, there is a hole for my left breast and just a groove for my right then at the top is a pillow type thing with a hole in it that my forehead and chin rest on (so I am looking at nothing).  I have to get my right breast as far away from my left and into the groove as I can with my left breast just hanging in the hole.  I have bad sciatica so was really worried about laying on my stomach like that but I was actually fairly comfortable for the 20-30 minutes they took to set it all up.  It was difficult to stand up after they were done, I don't think my back liked that position but it did not hurt while I was laying there.  I will definitely need to ask them about music on Thursday, I just kept my eyes closed since I did not have anything to see anyway.  My husband is excited about the opportunity to draw on me with a marker since they told him to make sure the markings did not fade.  He has a blue one all ready for me with his doctor evil laugh.

Thanks WndrWoman. I do need a little beachbum102 attitude!

Its been 4 1/2 months of hell and I need to hold it together for the next 6 txs. 😁

Thanks zjrosenthal. I need the weekend to recoup and adjust my attitude.

Hi WheelyGirl, I found my shotgun puppy in the baby department at Stein Mart. But any place that sells stuffed animals should work. I was looking at the evil lizard, but I thought it would be too skinny to work well.

Quiggy, a smiley face! We got this, even if it does suck, just because we are so worth it! I just put some more Aloe on, and I'm going to push through it. Kicking and screaming, but still doing it.

You go Quiggy! You've got this

I have my head turned to the side, so even if there was something directly above on the ceiling, I wouldn't see it. Luckily, the treatments are pretty fast.