Starting 36 Rads on Monday 7/2
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Not too farAlexis F said:We will all be waiting to
We will all be waiting to RING the bell for your graduation! And, be sure and still get lots of rest when you are done as rads are cumulative.
Hugs, Lex
from ending your treatments I hope. I, too had them and must say I did great! No blistering at all. It's true that we don't all react the same, but hope that all comes out ok. I did peel a little, but didn't feel any fatigue like others. Good luck with the remaining rads and keep us posted.
XOXOXOXO
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While you have the boosters,Hennie said:Not too far
from ending your treatments I hope. I, too had them and must say I did great! No blistering at all. It's true that we don't all react the same, but hope that all comes out ok. I did peel a little, but didn't feel any fatigue like others. Good luck with the remaining rads and keep us posted.
XOXOXOXO
Hennie
While you have the boosters, the rest of the area that had been getting rads will start to heal. You will be surprised, I think, how fast it happens. When are you done?
Best of luck and keep us updated.
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A new update
Hello all. Thanks for your encouraging words. My rad onc put me on a break a week ago because my skin was open and raw. Used the Domeboro soaks and Silvadine cream. Went back today and he said my skin was still too raw in some spots. He gave me two more days to heal and will finish all of the boosts straight through, finishing next Wednesday.
Dealing with the burns has been so tough for me. Very painful and very uncomfortable. Reached a breaking point on Sunday, but thanks to a pep talk from my husband and the news from rad onc today, I am feeling like I can get through this.0 -
Getting Ready to Start RadiationAttygirl said:A new update
Hello all. Thanks for your encouraging words. My rad onc put me on a break a week ago because my skin was open and raw. Used the Domeboro soaks and Silvadine cream. Went back today and he said my skin was still too raw in some spots. He gave me two more days to heal and will finish all of the boosts straight through, finishing next Wednesday.
Dealing with the burns has been so tough for me. Very painful and very uncomfortable. Reached a breaking point on Sunday, but thanks to a pep talk from my husband and the news from rad onc today, I am feeling like I can get through this.
Hi. I just signed up on this website today. I had a lumpectomy 4 weeks ago and will be starting radiation in the next week or so. I am really scared. I have very sensitive skin and I already suffer from fatigue. I'm trying not to get worked up about something that may or may not happen, but it's hard not to think about it.
I am wishing you the best with your remaining treatments. I am praying that your skin will heal quickly and that you can start moving to the other side of this.0 -
Welcome DoodleLoverDoodleLover said:Getting Ready to Start Radiation
Hi. I just signed up on this website today. I had a lumpectomy 4 weeks ago and will be starting radiation in the next week or so. I am really scared. I have very sensitive skin and I already suffer from fatigue. I'm trying not to get worked up about something that may or may not happen, but it's hard not to think about it.
I am wishing you the best with your remaining treatments. I am praying that your skin will heal quickly and that you can start moving to the other side of this.
Sorry you have to be here, but glad you came!
I appreciate your kind words...and your fears. I was gripped by them. Rads are intimidating. But they are totally doable. Allow yourself to feel whatever fears come up and find good ways to cope each day. Whether that be coming here or talking to your doctors or keeping a journal or praying (all things I did to cope), find ways to address your concerns. I also read a few good books in the early weeks which distracted me for a bit and took my mind off of treatment.
Most important for me was to speak up the moment I felt something because the team is there everyday to address/assess your needs. for example, about a dozen treatments in I started having anxiety/panic attacks when I woke up each day. I was prescribed an anti-anxiety med called Ativan and that helped me deal.
Follow the instructions you are given at the outset very closely, ie how to bathe, the soap to use, what to avoid, eat lots of protein, use your creams several times a day, etc. And if you ever have a question, concern, or just want to vent, come right back here to this thread or start another...we will be here for you!
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Oh yeah...DoodleLover said:Getting Ready to Start Radiation
Hi. I just signed up on this website today. I had a lumpectomy 4 weeks ago and will be starting radiation in the next week or so. I am really scared. I have very sensitive skin and I already suffer from fatigue. I'm trying not to get worked up about something that may or may not happen, but it's hard not to think about it.
I am wishing you the best with your remaining treatments. I am praying that your skin will heal quickly and that you can start moving to the other side of this.
Drink lots of water and get lots of REST! You will get through this...WE will get through this! (borrowed my husband's mantra)0 -
Thank youAttygirl said:Oh yeah...
Drink lots of water and get lots of REST! You will get through this...WE will get through this! (borrowed my husband's mantra)
Thank you so much for taking the time to write back and for the advice. I appreciate it so very much. I also appreciate you saying to feel what I feel, because I have been having trouble with that. I don't want to complain or have a pity party going on, but at the same time, sometimes I just need to vent or I feel so depressed or angry and I just want someone to hear me. I think the important thing is to not let myself stay in that scary place.0 -
That place is scary...but itDoodleLover said:Thank you
Thank you so much for taking the time to write back and for the advice. I appreciate it so very much. I also appreciate you saying to feel what I feel, because I have been having trouble with that. I don't want to complain or have a pity party going on, but at the same time, sometimes I just need to vent or I feel so depressed or angry and I just want someone to hear me. I think the important thing is to not let myself stay in that scary place.
That place is scary...but it is real. In the beginning, I thought I always had to be positive and keep smiling because I thought it was the best way to cope. But the reality is that sometimes I can't muster a smile. Sometimes I get really sad, or scared, or pissed about this diagnosis and what it is doing to my life. Fighting those feeling seems the negative thing. Allowing myself to feel them seems like the more loving thing to do. And since where there is life there is hope, the good feelings do come!0 -
Welcome also DoodleLover.DoodleLover said:Getting Ready to Start Radiation
Hi. I just signed up on this website today. I had a lumpectomy 4 weeks ago and will be starting radiation in the next week or so. I am really scared. I have very sensitive skin and I already suffer from fatigue. I'm trying not to get worked up about something that may or may not happen, but it's hard not to think about it.
I am wishing you the best with your remaining treatments. I am praying that your skin will heal quickly and that you can start moving to the other side of this.
Welcome also DoodleLover. Wishing you good luck with rads and come back on if you have any questions and we will try and help you. There's a really good thread on here about rads if you'd like for me to bump it up for you. Just let me know.
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Thanks so much, Vicki Sam!VickiSam said:A HUGE gentle hug for you Attygirl!!!
Job Done! ... Doing my Hap Hap Happy Dance for you!
Strength, Courage and HOPE for a Cure.
Vicki Sam
I love a Happy Dance! My hubby has been doing one for the last few days in anticipation of this day!0 -
You can do thisAttygirl said:Thanks!
Up next...Tamoxifen.
Tamoxofin, very doable (some will notice that I misspell a lot of the cancer words. I purposely refused to learn to spell them, it is with that much disdain I feel for cancer).
About 1 year after I started it, hubby just HAD to go with me to my onc doc with me. "Hmmm" I say to myself, "what's up with that? He knows I like to go alone to these things...I say some rather unflattering things about myself and others during these appts."
So, hubby opens the conversation with "didn't you say one of the side affects of this drug is she'd get kinda grumpy?" If I wasn't sitting next to him, my size 8 red cowboy boots woulda been covered in brown goo!! We spent the whole appointment sniping at each other! I had to call and apologize the next day. He's banned from my appointments. They are for ME, not him. Other than that, he's great. He makes sure I eat, does most of the shopping, etc. I guess he just wasn't getting the whole "hey, I finished college (in my 50's) and did the whole cancer thing at the same time, then one month after treatment, started a very high stress job (thank God for chemo brain, I was so stupid I didn't know what I was walking into) and now I have to work cos you're MAKING me work and I just want to stay home and lay around all day" vibes I was sending off. LOL, men!
Be sure to tell your doc about side effects. Really for me, there haven't been any (except I'm looking for new cowboy boots) and weight gain. Greek yogurt really is as good as a Snickers bar. You can do this!0 -
Once again today...bluwillo said:You can do this
Tamoxofin, very doable (some will notice that I misspell a lot of the cancer words. I purposely refused to learn to spell them, it is with that much disdain I feel for cancer).
About 1 year after I started it, hubby just HAD to go with me to my onc doc with me. "Hmmm" I say to myself, "what's up with that? He knows I like to go alone to these things...I say some rather unflattering things about myself and others during these appts."
So, hubby opens the conversation with "didn't you say one of the side affects of this drug is she'd get kinda grumpy?" If I wasn't sitting next to him, my size 8 red cowboy boots woulda been covered in brown goo!! We spent the whole appointment sniping at each other! I had to call and apologize the next day. He's banned from my appointments. They are for ME, not him. Other than that, he's great. He makes sure I eat, does most of the shopping, etc. I guess he just wasn't getting the whole "hey, I finished college (in my 50's) and did the whole cancer thing at the same time, then one month after treatment, started a very high stress job (thank God for chemo brain, I was so stupid I didn't know what I was walking into) and now I have to work cos you're MAKING me work and I just want to stay home and lay around all day" vibes I was sending off. LOL, men!
Be sure to tell your doc about side effects. Really for me, there haven't been any (except I'm looking for new cowboy boots) and weight gain. Greek yogurt really is as good as a Snickers bar. You can do this!
...you have made me chuckle!
My hubby has gone to almost all of my appointments, but I am going alone to MO appt. on Monday to get on with the next step...Tamoxifen (spelled correctly, cause I'm anal like that...but I love your refusal!) He also cooks for me, and our 2 kids, and takes good care of us. But I could also see him telling the doc about how grumpy I can be! I don't have any red cowboy boots (how fab!), but I could use one of my sensible shoes to take care of that!
So glad to hear your SEs have been minimal! Hoping for the same for me!0 -
Wishing you good luckAttygirl said:Once again today...
...you have made me chuckle!
My hubby has gone to almost all of my appointments, but I am going alone to MO appt. on Monday to get on with the next step...Tamoxifen (spelled correctly, cause I'm anal like that...but I love your refusal!) He also cooks for me, and our 2 kids, and takes good care of us. But I could also see him telling the doc about how grumpy I can be! I don't have any red cowboy boots (how fab!), but I could use one of my sensible shoes to take care of that!
So glad to hear your SEs have been minimal! Hoping for the same for me!
Wishing you good luck tomorrow at your appointment. You won't be alone, we will all be with you! Post an update to let us know how it goes!
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Thank you NoelNoel said:Wishing you good luck
Wishing you good luck tomorrow at your appointment. You won't be alone, we will all be with you! Post an update to let us know how it goes!
Hugs, Noel
I expect it will be emotional, but go well. I'll post an update, for sure!0 -
UPDATEAngie2U said:Hoping your appt. went well
Hoping your appt. went well today for you! Will watch for an update!
Hugs, Angie
Saw my MO today and she said I look and sound good. Healing well after surgery and radiation. Started me on Tamoxifen.
But before I took the first pill, I went to my gyno and got a baseline ultrasound on my uterus and bloodwork to test my hormone levels.
So the next phase begins...
Thanks so much, all of you, for the thoughtfulness and concern. This is a hell of a journey!0
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