August 2015 rads

Meezer..I have a friend that went to rads before work. That worked best for her. She has an office with a door and could close out the world when she needed. I, on the other hand, work in a large control center with 20+ people. No privacy there. You'll be fine either way.

7 of 28....I noticed some reddening under my boob where my bra band fits. It doesn't help that I've gained 12 pounds and everything fits a little more snug. I think tomorrow I'll shift to sports bras in a larger size.

Today is my dry run. Tomorrow rads starts officially. Ready to get this going so I can get it done. I only have a 25 minute drive each way, but I am glad it is not mid winter and slippery roads. I am not nervous for the process, but have been nervous in general lately...similar feeling before chemo started. I am most dreading adding fatigue since chemo just ended 2 weeks ago

May it go smoothly today.

Sim done, phewph, though I actually start rads on September 1st.

Today is day 11 of 33. Everything is still going well, though yesterday was probably the first day my breast felt warmish and my nipple hurt more then usual. I also felt the staff was a bit crabby yesterday...hopefully they are in a better mood today, because I try real hard every day to be pleasant,lol. Monday started off nice, I got in early and the person ahead of me didn't show, so I got in right away...only to end up waiting more then a half hour for the Dr. to see me. Mondays are see the Dr. day. Luckily, my main Dr. saw me sitting there and he saw me instead of who I normally will see. My weight is creeping up every week, and I need to buckle down. I'm starting to feel worn down at times, so I know I'm not moving as much. I can't gain anymore...I've worked to hard over the past 8 months to lose, and I still am not at a normal weight.

Meezers3, I wasn't told about any creams until I met with my Dr., who sees patients after treatment on Mondays, so no one there said anything until a week into rads. They then gave me a cream, and while they told me that's all I need, I learned a lot here from what others use/have used. I did know not to use deodorant or creams before radiation, and only certain deodorants are ok. They can't contain aluminum. I was also told not to shave, or if I do, only use an electric razor. I finally went out and bought some comfy bras. Target had some really soft ones with no underwire and they were cheap. They all go over my head, so no clasps or hooks.

Today was better. No crabby people and I was in and out. My skin itches now and then, so went out and got some hydrocortisone cream....it helps. I also kept moving today. Took the dog for a walk and felt so much better today...not fatigued for the most part, so as long as the weather cooperates, I'll keep up with walking or biking.

Ugh. Hoping it goes better, Kbeee.

Glad you've got one taken care of!

10 of 28...I have some reddening under my boob. I'm not wearing my regular bras anymore. I'm wearing the cheap 3/$10 over-the-head sports bras.You know the ones. No cup size, just circumference. So now I don't have two boobies, just one big uni-boob. I followed someone's advice on this web site and bought 3 sizes. My size, one larger and one 2x larger. That's really helped. Some days I feel like a regular and other days one or two sizes more. To me the key is having that flexibility. Each size hits me in a different place. So when one area gets a little tender, I shift to a different size. So far, so good.

OK, I'm a self-proclaimed GEEK and proud of it. I bought a new laser beam, IR, no contact, thermometer (on Amazon). My older one broke some time ago. After radiation, the surface temperature of my left boob is ~2 degrees warmer than the right boob. So when I come home, it's off with the bra, on with a softy T and the cooling towel (Polar Pad) over the left boob till it's cooled down. Works for me. I told my techs and they 'bout fell off their stools. An extra bonus....I can pick out the coldest beer in my fridge to enjoy while chilling. It would probably work for getting the perfect temp wine too

14 of 28. Half way there. Some of the SE have started kicking in. My GEEK side measured my surface temperature of my boobs after rads. I now have a 6 degree temperature difference between the rad boob and normal boob. I'll going back to using the polar pad afterwards. I'm also starting to feel more more "twitches" during the day. Just little spasms of pain that kinda hit you randomly. Fatigue? I'm not sure. I normally crash early in the evening anyway, cause my alarm is set for 4 am for work. I have been crashing really early though and then unfortunately I wake up at 1 or 2 in the morning....like now. Then I can't get back to sleep.....like now. It makes me a little tired at work, especially mid-afternoon.

I'm glad we have a 3 day weekend here. It will be nice to chill and not have to set an alarm clock. And if I wake up at 2 am, I can just embrace it and go back to sleep when I feel like it, not on a schedule.

Finished last treatment Wednesday now to wait two months to see if rumors shrank

About the breathing, I go to MD Anderson and there, if your breast is on the left side, you hold your breath during radiation to move your heart and other important stuff out of the way, just in case. For me, they're radiating four different places and it takes about 45 minutes or so.

I've only done three so far. I drive an hour and half each way (without traffic) and luckily, my time is such that I can drop the kiddos off at school and pick them up later. I was sitting in the last waiting room a couple days ago and two other won were driving an hour to get there and a third was staying near there (because she lives in NM.) I've been listening to books on CD while driving to keep me occupied.

My limit is one a week. Feel free to improvise, though!

ETA:

However:

• Prison/He is risen
• Truck/give a f***
• trailer hitch/cancer is a bitch
• Dog/chemo fog

jail/bail/cancer-fail

Chemo tail makes me wail

Itchy scratchy armpit-nail

Kill those cells

And then smooth sail!

Wait, are we writing songs or spells lol?

lol