Cancer Survivors Network - Starting Radiation next week. - Comments

WELCOME!

MAJW — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:54:21 -0500

You are so welcome! If I can help, just let me know...

Go get 'em!
Peace be with you

radiation,.

ppurdin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:24:59 -0500

Finish line,sounds great to me.that brought tears to my eye,s to think I will be finished soon like you.These are happy happy tears .I am glad your done .Thank you for your reply.love and Prayers.(Pat).

Radiation,

ppurdin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:24:26 -0500

Hi my turnNow.Sounds great to me to share what we go through.I am so excited to get this done.What a long hard journey this has been.Like you I am hoping to be done by the end of the year.They told me they will do the cat scan to mark me and start Radiation the next day.I hope I heard her right.That seams fast,well thanks for your reply.keep in touch please and I will do the same.Love and Prayers(Pat).

Good LUCK

MAJW — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:20:02 -0500

To you.....I am so happy you're done with chemo......to me that was the BIGGEST hurdle to overcome. I finished rads 1 week ago today.....I have to say, it wasn't FOR ME, bad at all.....I have had no blistering or peeling.....I never even experienced any redness for about 4 weeks....which I was told was normal. Now I have the "tan" of a lifetime.....a "tanned boob!" What has drove me nuts is itching.....My last 7 were boosters...this is VERY red and tender but nothing I can't deal with..
I would suggest ONLY USING what your radiation oncologist tells you to use during treatment. I had no tiredness until the 4th week, either....rads like chemo is cumulative....I had some days, towards the end where I was exhausted......but I feel really good now, although I do make sure I rest.....

You've got light at the end of the tunnel......YEAH! Rads starts out being a drag, but at least we have a completion date.......Keep your eye on the finish line!

Best wishes

Good luck, Pat. I actually

MyTurnNow — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:40:31 -0500

Good luck, Pat. I actually was supposed to start next week, too but they called me on Wednesday to come in for the simulation. I did that at 5:00 and actually started my radiation yesterday. I will go every morning at 10:20. I am so excited because I will be done, without an complications, on December 23rd. This will be the bestest Christmas present I receive......other than my ornament from my ornament buddy, of course. We'll compare notes as we go through this.

Starting Radiation next week.

ppurdin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:36:26 -0500

Well now that I am done with Chemo,I move on to radiation.I think being done with Chemo has been one of the happiest times of my life.Their really will be a end to all this one day.Wish me luck as i know you do.Love and prayers(Pat).