Ring the Bell!

GraceLibby
GraceLibby Member Posts: 88
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Today was my last treatment day and I rang the bell! Time to recuperate now.
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  • sweetblood22
    sweetblood22 Member Posts: 3,228
    #2
    Wooooohooo!
    Doesn't it feel great knowing you don't have to get zapped anymore! Hoping you will have a good recovery and that you don't experience too much of a peak in the next couple weeks. It's a great relief to be done. :)
  • D Lewis
    D Lewis Member Posts: 1,581 Member
    #3
    Atta Girl!
    Good job! Well done! (Yes, we were all pretty "well done" by the time we got to the end of the rads.) Now, let the healing begin.

    Deb
  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
    #4
    Yay
    Good to know the radiation's done it's job, and you don't have to keep doing something that's hurting your body. Hope your recovery is quick and uneventful.
  • DJG1
    DJG1 Member Posts: 121
    #5
    Pam M said:

    Yay
    Good to know the radiation's done it's job, and you don't have to keep doing something that's hurting your body. Hope your recovery is quick and uneventful.

    Congratulaions
    Congratulations Grace. I am glad you cross the finish line. I am right behind you. I had a small setback, due to the radiaiton burns on my neck. I was scheduled to finsh last Tuesday, but they made me sit out 7 days. I went back yesterday and now will finsh next Monday. Good luck on your recovery.
    Deb
  • Glenna M
    Glenna M Member Posts: 1,576
    #6
    Congratulations!!
    Wonderful news!! I'm one year post treatment and can remember my last day as if it were yesterday. It's such a wonderful feeling to complete treatment and move on to the recovery stage.

    Give yourself time to heal and don't try to rush things like most of us have done :)

    Stay well and stay strong,
    Glenna
  • Noellesmom
    Noellesmom Member Posts: 1,859 Member
    #7
    Congratulations!
    I know you are so happy to have that behind you!
  • Greg53
    Greg53 Member Posts: 849
    #8
    Glenna M said:

    Congratulations!!
    Wonderful news!! I'm one year post treatment and can remember my last day as if it were yesterday. It's such a wonderful feeling to complete treatment and move on to the recovery stage.

    Give yourself time to heal and don't try to rush things like most of us have done :)

    Stay well and stay strong,
    Glenna

    Yeah!!
    Congrats! Here's to a speedy recovery.

    Positive thoughts!
    Greg
  • Jimbo55
    Jimbo55 Member Posts: 590 Member
    #9
    Congrats
    Grace, So glad to hear you're finished and hope your recovery is swift and steady. Stay strong. Cheers

    Jimbo
  • stevenl
    stevenl Member Posts: 587
    #10
    Jimbo55 said:

    Congrats
    Grace, So glad to hear you're finished and hope your recovery is swift and steady. Stay strong. Cheers

    Jimbo

    Last
    Grace,

    As I have said before the last day is the best day!!!
    Best to you.
    Steve
  • JUDYV5
    JUDYV5 Member Posts: 392
    #11
    Congrats
    Hope you have a speedy recovery !!!
  • miccmill
    miccmill Member Posts: 248
    #12
    JUDYV5 said:

    Congrats
    Hope you have a speedy recovery !!!

    Congratulations
    Job well done!
  • sportsman
    sportsman Member Posts: 97
    #13
    The Bell
    Going on four years now since I rang the bell. Time moves on and things get better. I remember the day I rang the bell I felt so bad I really did not want to be in the world. I actually took two radiation treatments my final day because it was a Friday and I did not want to go into another week. No signs of cancer now and I have another check-up in December which will be almost exactly four years from the time I was diagnosed. Still a lot of bad days due to serious side effects I have suffered from the radiation but I am alive and God has graciously given me these four years to spend with my family. Take every day a day at a time. Congratulations on finishing your treatment and God Bless.
  • mixleader
    mixleader Member Posts: 267 Member
    #14
    Last Treatment
    Congratulations! Doesn't it feel great to know that this part is behind you now? I am about 8 weeks post rads and I can certainly remember how great that day felt. Best of luck on the healing process.
  • delnative
    delnative Member Posts: 450 Member
    #15
    mixleader said:

    Last Treatment
    Congratulations! Doesn't it feel great to know that this part is behind you now? I am about 8 weeks post rads and I can certainly remember how great that day felt. Best of luck on the healing process.

    Hooray for Grace!
    So, did you actually ring a bell?
    I was treated at Johns Hopkins, where they had a bell that people who had just taken their last treatment would ring and everyone else would applaud.
    I waited six weeks-plus to ring that bell, and when I finally finished it felt good to whack the heck out of it.
    Congratulations!

    --Jim in Delaware
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #16
    Congratulations
    Glad to hear the good news
  • luv4lacrosse
    luv4lacrosse Member Posts: 1,410 Member
    #17
    ALL FINISHED - HOORAY!!!!!!
    Good thoughts and a fast recovery with minimal side effects.

    Mike
  • GraceLibby
    GraceLibby Member Posts: 88
    #18
    delnative said:

    Hooray for Grace!
    So, did you actually ring a bell?
    I was treated at Johns Hopkins, where they had a bell that people who had just taken their last treatment would ring and everyone else would applaud.
    I waited six weeks-plus to ring that bell, and when I finally finished it felt good to whack the heck out of it.
    Congratulations!

    --Jim in Delaware

    Funny you ask that question
    Our radiology dept doesn't have a bell, although I was told this issue has been sitting in "committee" for about three years now. There is a bell on the 7th floor of the hospital that we were allowed to use to celebrate. So, yes, I rang the bell but not in the right department.

    If I find the right bell at some point in time, I get the feeling that the radiology department might get a donation. It's a necessity.
  • Scambuster
    Scambuster Member Posts: 973
    #19
    Well Done
    GL, Glad to hear you are through the treatments. I hope you have a speedy recovery now. It can be rough but you can get through and get your life back. Focus on your nutrition to allow your body the best chances at full recovery.

    Stay well,
    Scam
  • rozaroo
    rozaroo Member Posts: 665
    #20
    Scambuster said:

    Well Done
    GL, Glad to hear you are through the treatments. I hope you have a speedy recovery now. It can be rough but you can get through and get your life back. Focus on your nutrition to allow your body the best chances at full recovery.

    Stay well,
    Scam

    Grace
    Congratulation's! All my best with your recovery! I love the idea of the bell ringing & wish we had one at our centre.
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #21
    Awesome News
    Congrats....stay positive, know you have climbed the mountain and made it to the top.....

    Best,
    John

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