I had the 1st of 3 internal HDR brachy radiation today.

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  • deanna14
    deanna14 Member Posts: 732
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    lindaprocopio said:

    Good for you!! I'm so glad that you spoke up!
    I was given my dilator yesterday after I finished up my final brachy treatment, and it had its 'maiden voyage' this morning. I tried to think of how I could best work this 'physical therapy' into my daily routine, and I think I'll just do it before I get out of bed each morning. I am usually the last one up, and if my husband is still in bed with me when I wake up, it may mean this is a 'non-dilator' morning! HA! And this way, instead of thinking of this as some 'medical procedure', I can think of it as an extra 10 minutes to laze in bed before I get up. Maybe I'll even pretend that it's a sex toy and spend the 10 minutes thinking naughy thoughts or reading a romance novel! I just don't want to be a cancer person anymore now that I am officially done with treatment, so my new personna may just be a 'dirty old lady'!

    ;D

    You crack me up!
    So happy that you finished up your treatment! Feels fantastic, huh? I see my gyn/onc on Monday and will probably get PET/CT results from this week. Then hopefully I won't have to see him for another 2 or 3 months. It's funny though that I thought I would get this long break after finishing chemo. I got a letter today that it is time for my annual mammogram... LOL.
    Well, have fun with that dilator and the romance novel... you dirty old lady! LOL
  • lindaprocopio
    lindaprocopio Member Posts: 1,980
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    Thanks! I regretted that post as soon as I submitted it.
    I couldn't find a way, after the fact, to edit my last post on this thread to make it sound less racy, and then I worried that I'd taken it too far in my attempt to be flip about the dilator. I just am working so hard at letting go of the 'cancer-Linda', now that I've finished treatments. And the dilator is the last daily reminder now that the eyelashes and hair are back. In my effort to be cavalier, I crossed the line a bit with that post. If I offended anyone, I apologize. (although, so far, you ladies seemed to have taken it as the giggle I was shooting for!) I'm not REALLY a dirty old lady, ...just a 'wanna-be', over the alternative of being 'cancer-Linda' any longer! It's HARD to re-define yourself in your own head once you finish treatment. Thanks for being so cool about my attempts.

    Deanna: I'll be anxiously awaiting your scan results, so post when you know. I'm SURE you will continue to dance with NED, on and on and on!
  • JillAndrea
    JillAndrea Member Posts: 30
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    I know this is an older post,

    I know this is an older post, but SO helpful for me.  Thank you, Linda!

  • Primavera
    Primavera Member Posts: 231 Member
    edited February 2020 #25
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    JillAndrea said:

    I know this is an older post,

    I know this is an older post, but SO helpful for me.  Thank you, Linda!

    I read all her posts too

    She was so helpful and full of life. I think she died a few years ago.

  • Primavera
    Primavera Member Posts: 231 Member
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    JillAndrea said:

    I know this is an older post,

    I know this is an older post, but SO helpful for me.  Thank you, Linda!

    I read all her posts too

    She was so helpful and full of life. I think she died a few years ago.

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