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YAHOO --- I'M A RAD GRAD!!!!!

BetsyJane
BetsyJane CSN Member Posts: 127
in Breast Cancer #1
I made it! I am now officially a rad grad. Just finished my last radiation treatment this morning. The radiology group even gave me a Certificate of Graduation. How nice was that?

I feel on top of the world! (One more treatment out of the way.)

YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!! HIP HIP HOORAY!!!!! :-)

Merry Christmas & Happy Hannukah to all you Pink Ladies and Gents!!!!

Betsy
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  • Angie2U
    Angie2U CSN Member Posts: 2,991
    #2
    That is awesome! Congrats
    That is awesome! Congrats rad grad!


    Hugs, Angie
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  • littlebe
    littlebe CSN Member Posts: 18
    #3
    rad grad
    Congratulations to you!!
    Merry Christmas to everyone!

    tharon
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  • Megan M
    Megan M CSN Member Posts: 3,000
    #4
    littlebe said:

    rad grad
    Congratulations to you!!
    Merry Christmas to everyone!

    tharon

    Another rad grad! The
    Another rad grad! The biggest of congrats!


    Hugs, Megan
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  • Texasgirl10
    Texasgirl10 CSN Member Posts: 668
    #5
    Megan M said:

    Another rad grad! The
    Another rad grad! The biggest of congrats!


    Hugs, Megan

    I'm doing the happy dance
    WHOOHOO!!!! Congratulations & YOU GO GIRL!!!! I'm so excited & happy for you. Merry Christmas.

    Hugs & God Bless,

    Dawne
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  • grams2jc
    grams2jc CSN Member Posts: 756
    #6
    Congrats!! Yahoo!!!
    I loooooove good news, I HATED rads. Congrats for staying strong ond making it through!!

    Jennifer
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  • DebbyM
    DebbyM CSN Member Posts: 3,289 Member
    #7
    grams2jc said:

    Congrats!! Yahoo!!!
    I loooooove good news, I HATED rads. Congrats for staying strong ond making it through!!

    Jennifer

    Yahoo! Congrats! Now still
    Yahoo! Congrats! Now still be sure and get lost of rest and use your creams! Merry Christmas!
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  • Double Whammy
    Double Whammy CSN Member Posts: 2,832 Member
    #8
    DebbyM said:

    Yahoo! Congrats! Now still
    Yahoo! Congrats! Now still be sure and get lost of rest and use your creams! Merry Christmas!

    I remember it well
    Ah, graduation day. So happy you made it!

    Suzanne
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  • butterflylvr
    butterflylvr CSN Member Posts: 944
    #9
    Double Whammy said:

    I remember it well
    Ah, graduation day. So happy you made it!

    Suzanne

    Oh Yay Betsy *\0/*
    What a
    Oh Yay Betsy *\0/*

    What a great Christmas present indeed. Time to start living it up once again...

    Hugs,
    Lorrie
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  • Kristin N
    Kristin N CSN Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    #10
    Texasgirl10 said:

    I'm doing the happy dance
    WHOOHOO!!!! Congratulations & YOU GO GIRL!!!! I'm so excited & happy for you. Merry Christmas.

    Hugs & God Bless,

    Dawne

    Congrats Betsy
    ♥ Kristin
    Congrats Betsy

    ♥ Kristin ♥
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  • Lynne Logan
    Lynne Logan CSN Member Posts: 105 Member
    #11
    Rad Grad
    I'm so happy for you. I will be starting 3 weeks of daily rads in January. Not much looking forward to it but I suppose after the side effects of chemo it'll be a breeze. It's all part of the "I want my life back" process, right?
    I suppose it'll be about a year until things will seem normal again since even my eyelashes are gone and I'm losing my fingernails. I wonder if anyone has any idea how long before the muscles stop hurting, the bone pain leaves and the bottom of my feet will not hurt. I wasn't able to have my 6th and final infusion due to bad side effects (Taxotere was rough on me) but my PET scan came back clean, even the spot on my spine.
    Any suggestions about the finger nails lifting and how to keep them from tearing off. Bandaids aren't working since they loosen too fast. I've experienced breaking a nail just below the quick, but this is too much!!
    Other than this I had a good Christmas since I wasn't in bed due to that last infusion. Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday as well. We all seem able to arise to any occasion when necessary. And we aren't about to let something like cancer get in the way of the most special time of the year.
    Love to all
    Lynne
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  • laughs_a_lot
    laughs_a_lot CSN Member Posts: 1,368 Member
    #12
    glad to hear
    It is always good to see someone else get through the throes of treatment.
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  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 CSN Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #13
    My last day is the ONLY date
    My last day is the ONLY date I "REMEMBER"...did the happy dance that day...I too got diploma all framed..and I STILL KEEP in on my living table over 3 1/2 yrs...means a lot to me..

    Denise
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  • cctiz
    cctiz CSN Member Posts: 47
    #14
    grad
    what a nice feeling! isn't it? enjoy it!
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  • Mitzi333
    Mitzi333 CSN Member Posts: 511 Member
    #15
    cctiz said:

    grad
    what a nice feeling! isn't it? enjoy it!

    Congratulations!!!
    Great to complete the daily Rad treatments. Congratulations on accomplishing this milestone!!!

    Time for a Celebration!!!

    Enjoy!!!

    Mitzi ;0)
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  • Noel
    Noel CSN Member Posts: 3,095 Member
    #16
    Mitzi333 said:

    Congratulations!!!
    Great to complete the daily Rad treatments. Congratulations on accomplishing this milestone!!!

    Time for a Celebration!!!

    Enjoy!!!

    Mitzi ;0)

    I'm sending big congrats
    I'm sending big congrats too!

    Hugs, Noel
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  • madsters1
    madsters1 CSN Member Posts: 120
    #17
    congrats rad grad!!
    Congratulations! I know you feel awesome! How was it? I just had my 3rd chemo treatment out of 4. I will then have rads. Kinda nervous about having it under my arm because I had two nodes removed from there and still have some pain from time to time. How did you do?
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  • madsters1
    madsters1 CSN Member Posts: 120
    #18
    Lynne Logan said:

    Rad Grad
    I'm so happy for you. I will be starting 3 weeks of daily rads in January. Not much looking forward to it but I suppose after the side effects of chemo it'll be a breeze. It's all part of the "I want my life back" process, right?
    I suppose it'll be about a year until things will seem normal again since even my eyelashes are gone and I'm losing my fingernails. I wonder if anyone has any idea how long before the muscles stop hurting, the bone pain leaves and the bottom of my feet will not hurt. I wasn't able to have my 6th and final infusion due to bad side effects (Taxotere was rough on me) but my PET scan came back clean, even the spot on my spine.
    Any suggestions about the finger nails lifting and how to keep them from tearing off. Bandaids aren't working since they loosen too fast. I've experienced breaking a nail just below the quick, but this is too much!!
    Other than this I had a good Christmas since I wasn't in bed due to that last infusion. Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday as well. We all seem able to arise to any occasion when necessary. And we aren't about to let something like cancer get in the way of the most special time of the year.
    Love to all
    Lynne

    Lynne. Sounds like you've
    Lynne. Sounds like you've had a really rough go of it. I just had my 3rd of 4 treatments of Taxotere & Cytoxan. Except for the hair loss and fatigue (the hair loss being horrifying), it hasn't been so bad for me so far. I haven't lost my eyelashes or eyebrows. The doctor tells me they're usually the first to go. I hope she knows what she's talking about cause that has really given me hope that I won't loose them afterall. It may be that because of the number of infusions you had that it's been so bad for you. My heart goes out to you Lynee. YES, you said it exactly right. I want my life back!! Don't know who I am when I look in the mirror. I have not hooked up with a support group yet mainly due to the holidays. But really NEED to know someone who "speaks my new language" (cancer). People try to sympathize and relate and even help, but no one can begin to know until they've gone through it. Hang in there Lynne. "this too shall pass". Vicky (madsters)
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