Spring 2016 Rads

Today was 3/33 so I guess I am on my way.  Hoping to keep up with my exercise too.  First few time the schedule has been all over but starting tomorrow I will go at the same time everyday hopefully helping me get into a routine.  Drive is the killer but I am trying to make the best of it and stop into places either on the way or way back I normally do not get to visit. 

I'd not worn a bra for 52 years since I was 24 until I got this beast, now I wear a walmart bra twice a week or when I need to go out. it has a wide band below and is soft throughout, but I dont think hhou can get a large size??

Jill! What a great video!! Can you just remind me what brand the eyebrow pallette was? For *years* I've had people telling me I need to do something about my eyebrows.

And I'm early too and figure bra-wise I'll go with what's comfortable until it isn't any more. I told y'all I bought one of these comfort sling things--I tried it out over the weekend just to sort of get used to it but haven't actually seen any skin irritation yet.

Re: exercise--I cut back on some of the more intense stuff back when I had my first surgery. I'm down to doing only yoga three days a week. Don't think I'll add back in any of the other stuff til I'm finished with rads but might look for another yoga class. As you know, you can do as much or as little as you want in any class so I think it works well for anyone who might not be feeling 100%.

And finally for Jill--I swear I thought from your profile pic that you were in your 20s. You look fabulous.

Thanks Jill!! (Running off to Amazon as I type. . .)

Jill, my RO told me that anything that I felt like doing was ok, including weight lifting. I had a lot of fatigue, though, and so I've fallen off the exercise habit a bit. Good luck keeping up with it!

Hi Sheri - I'm also doing my boosts next week (5) - they won't be whole breast, they'll be directed just at the tumor bed.

Hi, all!

I had my last radiation treatment today!!! (28 whole breast + 8 boosts). Although I am glad to be done with this chapter of treatment, I will really miss my rads team. Everyone is so nice and caring. My breast got quite red towards the end of my whole breast treatments, but has already started fading. I do have some peeling but no pain to speak of. I have worn regular cotton bras (no underwire) when I am not exercising and wore a sports bra when I was exercising. On a couple of days, when I felt my under boob area was more irritated, I wore a men's undershirt between my skin and my bra and it did seem to help and was comfortable. Of course, that was before the weather got really warm. Fatigue hasn't been too bad. Most days when I get home from work, I take a quick nap, then find myself ready to go to bed by 10pm or so, but I get up at 5:30am to get ready for work.

Congrats to all that have finished! And to everyone else still going through rads, best of luck, you'll get through this and it will probably go by quicker than what you think. I thought it would seem to take forever but my 7 1/2 weeks went by pretty fast. Still can't believe I don't have to go there tomorrow.

Congrats,DisneyGirl!

Congratulations, DisneyGirl!!!   I have 11 more to go and am counting down the days. 3 whole breast and 8 boosts.

congrats disneygirl16!

I had my last treatment today too! Thankfully I barely had a reaction at all. RO said it could still get a little worse before it gets better but I think I lucked out. I had 24 whole breast and 6 boosts.

Good luck to those still going through treatments!

Congratulations Disneygirl and Wenrisa!

Today I did my weekly volunteer work in a 2nd grade class. One of my tasks today was to read a chapter in Charlottes's Webb and discuss teacher selected vocabulary. Today's vocabulary was...RADIANT!! Too funny!

12 down!

Have a great night everyone

Wenrisa and disneygirl- congrats! Feels great, doesn't it?

Jill- I thought my first rads appt was a bit underwhelming, too.

PlanB- that's hysterical! hahaaaaa

As for me, the blisters seemed to be going away but today I noticed a couple more. Plus, I'm getting "shooting" pains in my breast. Nice. I meet with my BS on the 1st and I'll see what she has to say. Anyone else with new symptoms days after ending rads?

Congrats to all of those finished with rads!!!!!! Yay!!!!!

Mags, I'm 12 days post rads and I was having some shooting pains also that I haven't had since after the two breast surgeries and what feels like a tendon swollen or sticking out in armpit on side of the surgeries that don't feel the same under the other arm. It sounds weird don't it? I'm thinking I'm just paranoid lol!

Posting on behalf of my mum - she has finished her chemo, started her antiestrogen and started rads last week. 16 rads treatments and 5 boosts.

Here's the trouble...in the beginning, it was "just a lumpectomy and hormone pills", then it became "chemo and a short course of rads and pills" and now it's "chemo, 16 rads and 5 boosts and pills". She feels like every time we go in, the treatment is more and more extensive and it's hard not to feel like they know something she doesn't know. We're at the best cancer centre there is, she's an RN, and we've done a ton of research, but wow we feel helpless. It's frustrating and disheartening.

Apparently the boosts are because she had a breast reduction in 2007. Is anyone else in this position? We're trying to figure out if we should do the boosts or not. The radiation oncologist said it's optional but he felt worth it. It was sprung on us last minute with very little explanation of what it is and why it's happening. Now we know that it's for the whole breast rather than the lumpectomy site and it's targeting the extensive scar tissue.

Trying to feel hopeful about a light at the end of the tunnel here.

CC, I always say to do everything you have to in order to KICK CANCERS ASS!!!! HUGS!