Starting Rads in January 2017

Congratulations germangirl! Yahoo! You must be ecstatic!

Yippee, Germangirl16! You made it! Good for you! 🎉✨

I just finished 25 times of radiation. I have used a lotion several times a day during the hole time. It is a bit red but no big discomfort.

Regarding exercise this is my big agony subject. I just can not make myself move around a lot. I guess it might be some kind of depression, like to stay in bed all day if I can and I feel guilty about not exercising since I know it is important. I see other cancer patiens jogging, even running marathons etc..I am happy if I can manage to walk to the grocery store...maybe this might help a few people not feeling guilty...but I am...I am not doing any type of excersise at this point. I know it is not a good thing at all.

Hi everyone

Congrats to GermanGirl and Kattis for crossing the finish line!

Everything is uneventful re: rad recovery. Shea Butter in the morning and Coconut Oil at night. One boob is starting to look like the other again (if you don't look tooooo closely). I saw my MO this week and they said my lungs sound clear so good on that. I have been spending more time stretching and upping my level of exercise-trying to avoid any fibrosis.

Kattis and Postive2strong I wouldn't worry about your exercise-you will get there when you are ready. But I think it is always good to do a little something every day.

My next decision is on Tamoxifen. My MO was not recommending that I take it although they said it would not be "unreasonable" if I did. So wtf! I guess I need to figure this out on my own. I see the numerical benefit, know the potential side effects. I asked for a prescription but I haven't filled it. I will flip this conversation over to the tamoxifen thread but thought I would mention it here.

Hang in there everyone.

Thank you. I bought some sea buckthorn lotion after reading your post before and I love it. Yes, the women at the radiation clinic mentioned that the effect will continue after the radiation, they did not however mention it was going to be more sore and as you have noticed so have I, it is getting more sore than during the radiation a week after. Thanks for letting me know it might get even more irritated a week from now. I was just wondering about this so glad I checked in. My skin is a bit rougher than before and "pulls" a bit more. So far nothing I can not deal with.

Exercise Exercise...still lazy here. I did book an appointment with my psychiatrist to perhaps get some help with combating depression in order to get out of bed and start putting on my walking shoes. I am so grateful for this board. It does help a lot.

Congrats ....German & Kattis...woohoo...ready to move on.

Exercise has not been easy for me but when the sun is out I try to walk a bit. Being at work 3 days a week I am on my feet and busy ...I do well but by 3pm I'm poop. Next week I'm 4 days a week...yikes

Wishing you good results on Tuesday, SuprSurvivr.

Lyn

Congrats on finishing rads, CC2016! Let's pray that probably turns into definitely on your mammogram results!

Thanks, VLH!

Kshorten - soon you'll be counting down the boosts on one hand too! Great job!

Thanks all!

Elizabeth- totally making a shirt of that! Might need to add child birth and marriage to it though...wonder what else?

Okay, FYI other lumpectomy ladies. Mammograms will always say probably benign because of the scar tissue. At least that is what I was told this time since the last one didn't and only had confusing medical terms that I didn't understand. Breathed a lot better after that appointment

Fotheringay.... Congrats on 23/23.... Woohoo 🎉 Doesn't it feel good. This site has been a blessing through this battle....anorexia....I was not struck with that ...instead I gained weight during the steroid faze of chemo never to lose a single pound since even when I barely ate. I hope you start to feel good soon.

Elizabeth ... Love it ...you are a Super Woman

Today is #27/33 for me - only one more full treatment then five boosts. I'm getting a bit redder and the area gets tight sometimes. I do get a tired spell in the evenings, but that's about it. I'm still working full time from home (have been able to stretch during day, put on lotion, and not wear bra, which has helped). I'm focusing on getting to 75g+ in protein, drinking water constantly, and working out about 6 hrs a week (right after treatment at the same center - very handy). Can't wait to be done!

I got my CT scan back yesterday tho they said it'd be ready two days earlier. Good news - all's quiet on the abdomen/pelvis front. This of course was great news and put my mind at ease, but I'd still have liked to know what was causing two weeks plus of lower left abdomen pain. Oh well, maybe it's just those chemo healing pokes/prods.

Have a great weekend, ladies! I'm keeping you all in my prayers!

Kshorten, I think we'll both be finishing on the same date - March 13th? Are we the last ones of the January rads or is there anybody else scheduled still after March 13?

Here's where I'm at today... They are doing the blocking today for my boosts next week, too

Dang, kshorten! That looks uncomfortable. My rads burn peaked 14 days after the last whole-breast treatment, so keep soothing that skin!

(I used emu oil and sea buckthorn oil, found the sea buckthorn more soothing when the rash was at its worst. Highly recommended, in case you are considering new options. Emu oil soaks in more)

Awesome! That makes me happy. Best of luck