Spring 2016 Rads

Cheers to both Ivegotthis and to hootowl!!! Great to be done!

Valstim sorry about your difficulties thinking positive thoughts for you!

How many spring members still finishing up? To all of you hang in the weekend is almost here

Thanks so much everyone for the well wishes. They say it was rads and chemo, (my neuropathy is what sent me to the ER, the pain was so excruciating and nothing worked) now my RO says some people have an adjustment to the rads hitting their system, but it's rare. (don't you hate when you have an obscure se it's RARE?)

Anyhoo, I was reminded by DH that when I had rads 24 years ago in other breast, that I had similar se's, lack of appetite, some nausea and the electrolytes being off. Funny how after a while you forget things, but your loved ones don't.

My RO did acknowledge when I saw him earlier this week that some have an adjusting period to rads, and nausea, lack of appetite etc can happen.

The ER Dr, says he has seen more than a few cancer patients that have this towards the end of treatment. Also, I used to drink fortified water all during chemo, but stopped when chemo ended. I've always ^{had a problem with keeping my potassium normal though.}

Sorry for the rant, and so glad I have you ladies.

my nipple is still so gross. Surrounded by thick whitish green skin. It's nauseating.

Collarbone almost healed, underarm and underboob are peelibg.

Valstim...so sorry you have been feeling poorly, I hope it improves very soon!

Ingerp - hmmm diaper cream...I will remember this if my skin gets bad. So far so good!

LTF - glad some parts are healing. Maybe you need to have your RO check out your nipple, sounds infected.

Congrats to all that finished - yay!!!

13/30 for me - almost half way! Everything is going fine, just need lots of extra sleep these days!

Tbalding almost there!!!

Jill - how awful and frustrating for you! I think of you often and hope for an improvement an healing.

Ingerp- It's funny you bring this up My rad side looks better than the other side too! I think it's the new skin! It's lighter and brighter very weird.

Muh I am avoiding the pool for a bit more time because of the chlorine and how drying it is. Wearing my sun rash shirts. Congrats on being almost done!

Happy weekend All

i think the greenish skin was just dead skin, I don't think it was an infection because I was not feeling sick at all. I was actually planning to call the radiation clinic nurses yesterday, but never got around to it due to work issues

I think this time I really am turning a corner. The skin on my underarm and under breast is all dry and starting to come off, and the skin underneath is not irritated. All the white and green skin on my nipple has also peeled off, the skin underneath is pink and seems delicate, so I am keeping it while covered with Polysporin and guaze.

LTF - I'm happy to hear that you think you have turned a corner! Have a wonderful weekend!

Hi friends, we're back from our 25th anniversary trip to Quebec City! It was so great to get away to celebrate 25 wonderful years of marriage and to officially celebrate the end of radiation. As requested , here's our champagne photo before we departed - it would have been more romantic to have a shot taken at the Chateau Frontenac where we stayed, but our deck will have to do! I'm attaching the celebratory shot of the bottle in the air as an ode to all who have also finished. I'll have to take some time this evening and read through the posts to see what I've missed. (

Hope you have started healing, Jill!!)

Grazy...so happy you had a great time. Here's a toast back at you.

Congratulations Grazy!

Yay, Jill! Sounds like you're finally healing

Jill, so glad to hear your skin is finally starting to recover! Wishing everyone else well

we are going to Mount Tremblant in August, so I'm looking forward to that.

Fortunately, I found out Friday I did not get a job that I had applied for. It was in the exact direction I want my career to go and a very very rare opportunity to do so. I recently completed a 6 month contract in this direction with a stellar evaluation and had high hopes. I'm devastated and now rethinking my career... However my options for change are quite limited by my experience, my degree, and the fact that I make a lot more money than my husband and need to maintain that income or something close to it.

yes a hotel in the village...voyager or something.

LTF--my mother would tell you everything happens for a reason. Something better/more appropriate will come along.

ejmann--I am jealous! Not so much for the cruise but I'm a big fan of WDW. Took my kids individually and have done solo trips a few times--my husband hates stuff like that, although I've recently been thinking about my 60th (October of 2017) and might have to twist his arm a little. ;-)

Jill, bummer that you didn't get the job. I too hope this means there is something better waiting for you. Enjoy your trip.

Hoping to take a small trip end of August. Will be somewhere close as DH won't fly Think I have to take a work trip in September to visit one of our affiliates in Mexico.

Ejmann, cruise sounds like fun.

We'll girls, I'm finished with rads tomorrow Don't have any champaign so may have to have to substitute one of DH's beers, lol! Then jumping on T train this coming Saturday.

Hope you all have a good week

Trish