Winter rads 2014-2015

How lovely to be in Nice! Wish I were there though we have actually had a bit of sunshine here in London off and on recently;

Catching up a bit I noted that some of you had post rads wipe-out. I sailed through surgery and rads but had a bad cough ten days after finishing and have been totally exhausted ever since - about three weeks now. Far too tired to even take a walk and anything in the house has to get done in little steps. Can anyone who suffered a set back post rads give me any idea of how long it lasted ?Any strategies? I am wondering if Letrozole is part of the trouble as I restarted it post rads. I gave it up after surgery until rads were finished. When I was taking it pre surgery I had dreadful knee pain but strangely this time the knee is not a problem- but the damned fatigue sure is!

Congratulations to all of you who have finished rads and are hopefully back to the new normal.

This is our list of Winter Warriors as of April 12, 2015 - We are coming to the finish line.  Just look at us! Hooray! 

October / November Start

MeneK – Oct 24 .................... MagicalBean - Oct 28......... Mmtagirl - Nov 3

MarieBernice6234 - Nov 4  ... Hope50 - Nov 5 ..................  dennyvol - Nov 5

CAS4 - Nov 6 ........................ Beachbaby65 - Nov 4 .......... CoyoteNV - Nov 10 

Lush61 - Nov 13 .................... Rosa54 - Nov 13 .................  Beachlady28 – Nov 17

Nomatterwhat - Nov 17 ......... LMVerma  Nov 18 ................ katieC12 – Nov 18

Lorrilynne - Nov 18 .............. Gongshow18 - Nov 20 .........Yikes1 - Nov 20

Birdgirl11 - Nov 23 .............  Perfectlyimperfect39 - Nov 23 Singsing1020 -

December Start

Pita119 - Dec 1 .................. SandyLovesLucy - Dec 1......... AnasNana - Dec 1

 HockeyCat - Dec 3 ......... . CanuckMom Dec 4 ................  MeanMomto3 - Dec 4

JustJean - Dec 5 ...............  runningcello - Dec 9 ............... carynbrit - Dec 10

 ForHisGlory - Dec 10 ........ Davida58 - Dec 10 ....................SCMom - Dec 11

eileenpg - Dec 16 .............. Linzer – Dec 16 ....................... WndrWoman - Dec 16

 sweetbanker - Dec 16 ........  labelle - Dec 17 .......................  Slavrich - Dec 27

InGodshands - Dec 18 ....... Catie57 - Dec 18 ........................ lilactulip - Dec 18 

 PoppyK - Dec 29 .............. kpmacmill - Dec 29 ....................  Jlynn13 - Dec 29

 gretchy - Dec 29  ...............Bellegirl - Dec 30 

January Start

reader425 - Jan 2 ................ILCMom - Jan 2 ....................... Purrrrana99 - Jan 5

Cath57 - Jan 5  .................. Professor50 - Jan 5 ....................fossf - Jan 7

Lulubelle1 - Jan 8 ............. lescover - Jan 8 .......................  Nancy6540 - Jan 12 .

Saltygirl - Jan 12  ...............aj103014 - Jan 12 .................... Fionascottie - Jan 13  

Magdalene51 - Jan 15  ...... quiggy - Jan 19  ....................... Annie88 - Jan 19

chtease - Jan 19 ................ Bippy625 - Jan 20 ......................Dacre - Jan 20

feelingoverwhelmed - Jan 20 ....KYBLUEEYES - Jan 20 ......Beachbum1023 - Jan 22

Cavalier - Jan 22 ................ mqt64 - jan 26 ........................... Sjacobs146 - Jan 26  

Windgirl - Jan 28 .................. Hotrodmommy - Jan 29

February Start

JeniferE - Feb 1 ..................  LARock - Feb 2 .............  Chrissie29 - Feb 2

gemmafromlondon - Feb 2 .keri71 - Feb 6 ....................  ladyb1234 - Feb 9

Mm68 - Feb 10 ................... CassieCat - Feb 12 ............ Texas94 - Feb 16

Leslie58 - Feb 16 ..............  farmerma - Feb 23 ............. Dotwithkitties - Feb 23

SunnySydeUp - Feb 23 .... Allmodestyisgone - Feb 24 .... brandyrose - Feb 26

Scubawoman - Feb 26

Viceroy = Start Date? Finish Date April 13

March Start -

gtlucky - Mar 2 ..................... sybilskelton - Mar 2.....................  Kayfry - Mar 4 

WheelyGirl - March 5 ............ Booklady1 - Mar 9 ............... Hygeia - Mar 13

 cbooklvr - March 13 ..................... zjrosenthal Mar 16 ........................Shelleym1 - Mar 16

 Redhead01 - Mar 22 

Special Sister Warriors and Warriors who stopped for a visit, but for various reasons didn't stick around. No start date determined.  We wish them well.

Minnielee; surrrana99; Coloradocancermom; Shuf; bjeaneg, knittingPT, Shayne36, KGotThis, ckr1956, funthing42, MaggieCat, intothewoods

No Rads needed !! Hooray!!

ThinkingPositive .....................Mary59G

= Reported Complete

 = Should be Complete by now.

Love the beautiful flowers BookLady1.

Thanks for your encouragment. I will jump in with you!!! I plan to wait until May 1st because I too need to heal (physical/mental) and I'm taking a short holiday the last of April and don't want to chance screwing it up with SEs.

Arimidex need to wait a couple more weeks.

I agree, there is an incredible amount of support and positive reinforcement from everyone so I don't feel alone; thank goodness!

Mqt and Jean are spot on, I need to get on with it.

Today is another day, we absolutely can do this.

cbooklvr ~ I'm glad I checked the site one more time before shutting down for the night.  I've been thinking about you lately and checked today to see what was up with you. I'm happy to hear from you.  I read on one of your posts on the Spring Sisters site that you might be starting in April.  I'm glad for you that you get a couple weeks jump on that.  The sooner you get started the sooner it is over.  I hope tomorrow goes well and the same for all the days following. 

G'nite - it's way past my pillow time.

The water in Nice is amazing - At least three shades of blue and one is the color of Coyote's studio door. The sky is a crisp blue and the sun shimmers with warmth. There is a park with an area the size of half a football filed filled with those water spouts that shoot up from the paving. All ages love to walk through them, trying to stay dry and mostly not succeeding. There are little wooden fishing boats painted every color of the rainbow and enormous yachts with helicopter decks. The outdoor market is a delight and today they were filming Master Chef there on an outdoor terrace. Fascinating.

Congrats BookLady1 on finishing. You've come a long way!

Finished rads today! I am excited and depressed and anxious. (I have all the feelings) It is so good to be done and I am looking forward to not having to drive to the appointment every day.

I have started to get "zingers" at my lumpectomy scar, which the nurse assured me was a good thing. My armpit is sore but my nipple infection cleared up, which is a huge relief.

Next up: tamoxifen.

viceroy. All these transitions seem to have mixed feelings but you seem to be headed in a good direction. Enjoy not doing the daily grind. Congrats.

Gosh, I lost track of the days.  I finished radiation therapy on April 7, saw the RO on April 8, received (and gave) hugs to all, got a thumbs up and came home to Pennsylvania.  I'm enjoying sitting on the back porch reading a good book, listening to music and feeling the sweet- fragranced breeze.

I did get the radiation sore throat and fatigue and it diminishes day by day.  Day after tomorrow (Wed., 4/15) I begin letrozole and have had the Rx since February.  I too have arthritic joints and hope for maintenance of bone mass and little pain.

My sister's sister-law, granddaughter (just 26 years old) and I have all been travelling the BC path these past months and each of us has a different type.  I don' t like the term "new normal" and at nearly 66 years have yet to find the old one.

Madame Coyote, may I have a happy face please?  I can't dance--never learned--so I won't do the happy dance, but I certainly have a triumphant smile on my face.

Oh, last post I mentioned that my ILC came from my father and few asked how I learned this.  I've seen it several places and notably on a site re what to eat if one has a particular cancer, so for me, that is something I surmised--nothing scientific.  And my RO said that she really didn't know.  But scientifically there is a link between ILC and a father (or uncle or brother) who has had prostate cancer.  Whether that link pertains to me has not been substantiated.  I apologize for making a misleading comment.

And so dear friends, I wish you continued healing and sweet dreams.

Cheers,

Hygeia

IS there a "radiation sore throat"??? Regardless of whether one's treatment area touches or comes near to the throat? Somehow this is new to me.

My tumor was at 6 o'clock, and the upper edge of my treatment area, as still well marked by the color changes in my skin, is a good 5-6 inches below my throat. And yet, a week out of treatment, I found myself with a sore throat, which I attributed to something else (like a virus). I still have a bit of a cough and some hoarseness.

Kayfry, my sore throat was due to radiation. But I recieved radiation of the upper clavicle area. My sore throat went away about 2 weeks after final radiation. My RO gave me a prescription mouthwash that had to be refilled every 14 days.

Congrats viceroy, beachlady and hygeia!!!

Yay to viceroy, beachlady, and hygeia!

ladyb1234. That's too bad the fatigue is lingering. Maybe if you do things in little doses - 10 minutes of chores and then 10 minutes seated. It might be helpful to get up for a short while and then go back to bed. Are you managing to eat well and continue fluids. I found I slept 9 or 10 hours for the first couple of weeks after rads, maybe 3 weeks. Your body is telling you what it needs. Just be sure it is not depression which is easy to get after the daily dose of friendly techs.

Hygeia, great to hear you're continuing to feel better! Yay! And thanks for the Frontline reminder. It's time for my dogs, too.

Coyotenv - I am doing my happy dance and ready for my Smiley face, last rad today! I am partying! No bad side effects from rads... will start Arimidex in a couple of weeks. Good luck to all of those finishing up. Can't wait to see your smiley faces here.