Teena had 1st rad

tgf
tgf Member Posts: 950 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
First of all ... thank you all for the good wishes earlier ... for me ... and Kim ... on our first day of radiation. I got tears in my eyes reading the posts ... and knowing that so many of you care. It was a warm-fuzzy feeling I guess I needed. Long distance hugs!

The treatment went just fine. I think I was side-tracked by the machine. It was HUGE! With parts coming out from the side and top ... things moving all over the place ...I was totally fascinated. Reminded me of something "alive" .. or like one of those big "transformer" creatures.

One thing I did find interesting that I haven't read about in any of the posts .. is ... a nutritionist came in to talk to me and she asked if I took vitamins. She specifically asked about vitamin C which I do take. She told me to stop. She said that it's OK to take a multi-vitamin with C in it ... because that's usually 100% or less of the daily recommended amount ... but I should NOT take extra C because that might lessen the effect of the radiation. I'd never heard that. But ... I'm going home and taking the C out of my daily pill boxes.

hugs.
teena

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  • Jeanne D
    Jeanne D Member Posts: 1,867
    #2
    Teena! WTG!
    Teena, so glad to hear that you did great on your first day of rads! WTG girl! I guess the machine would be scary if you had never seen it before. I, ofcourse, saw it with my first bout with bc, so, not much new except it was smaller actually. lol But, it should be after all of those years! lol And, I saw it when they did the simulation. I had posted before that my radiation oncologist said NO vitamins during my rads, but, I am sure they vary on their opinions obviously. His reasoning was that certain vitamins can and could lessen the effects of the rads, like you said Teena, and, that he really doesn't want my cells getting healthier and fighting back. And, vitamins do that. I always find it interesting to see how our treatments vary. Ok, I am getting off the track here..sorry

    Mainly, glad you got that one behind you. How many do you have to do Teena? And, wishing you a speedy treatment with NO side effects!

    Love, Jeanne
  • tgf
    tgf Member Posts: 950 Member
    #3
    Jeanne D said:

    Teena! WTG!
    Teena, so glad to hear that you did great on your first day of rads! WTG girl! I guess the machine would be scary if you had never seen it before. I, ofcourse, saw it with my first bout with bc, so, not much new except it was smaller actually. lol But, it should be after all of those years! lol And, I saw it when they did the simulation. I had posted before that my radiation oncologist said NO vitamins during my rads, but, I am sure they vary on their opinions obviously. His reasoning was that certain vitamins can and could lessen the effects of the rads, like you said Teena, and, that he really doesn't want my cells getting healthier and fighting back. And, vitamins do that. I always find it interesting to see how our treatments vary. Ok, I am getting off the track here..sorry

    Mainly, glad you got that one behind you. How many do you have to do Teena? And, wishing you a speedy treatment with NO side effects!

    Love, Jeanne

    vitamins
    After reading your post I think I will stop taking all of my vitamins until after radiation is completed. Better safe than sorry ... and I'm sure my body can live without its multi-vitamin and vitamin B until after radiation.

    The doctor said I'd get 33 treatments ... so one down ... 32 to go and so far so good ... :-)

    hugs.
    teena
  • Aortus
    Aortus Member Posts: 967
    #4
    Yay Teena!
    Moopster has simulation #2 tomorrow afternoon, and we are hoping and praying to get started ASAP after that. So happy to know that you have taken the first big step and are moving ahead!

    Joe
  • Christmas Girl
    Christmas Girl Member Posts: 3,682 Member
    #5
    Good for you, teena
    I remember thinking that the rad equipment/room was something almost straight out of a science fiction movie.

    Glad it went well for you. Hoping the remainder of treatment will seem to go by quickly, with minimal - if any - side effects.

    Kind regards, Susan
  • taleena
    taleena Member Posts: 1,612 Member
    #6
    tgf said:

    vitamins
    After reading your post I think I will stop taking all of my vitamins until after radiation is completed. Better safe than sorry ... and I'm sure my body can live without its multi-vitamin and vitamin B until after radiation.

    The doctor said I'd get 33 treatments ... so one down ... 32 to go and so far so good ... :-)

    hugs.
    teena

    Teena.. I am so glad
    Teena.. I am so glad everything went well.. sounds like holding off on the vitamins until your done is a good idea... Glad to see your smiling!.. On my way out of the office to meet Dr. Onco..

    Hugs

    ~T
  • Kristin N
    Kristin N Member Posts: 1,968 Member
    #7
    Christmas Girl said:

    Good for you, teena
    I remember thinking that the rad equipment/room was something almost straight out of a science fiction movie.

    Glad it went well for you. Hoping the remainder of treatment will seem to go by quickly, with minimal - if any - side effects.

    Kind regards, Susan

    #1 done!
    I am glad that you got that first one out of the way. I know, for some strange reason, that

    was the hardest for me. I think, because I wasn't for sure what to expect. And, when it

    went so quickly, I was kind of like WT! It took me longer to undress. lol Keep us updated

    on your progress Teena! Hugs, Kristin
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
    #8
    Kristin N said:

    #1 done!
    I am glad that you got that first one out of the way. I know, for some strange reason, that

    was the hardest for me. I think, because I wasn't for sure what to expect. And, when it

    went so quickly, I was kind of like WT! It took me longer to undress. lol Keep us updated

    on your progress Teena! Hugs, Kristin

    Congrats Teena! Glad your
    Congrats Teena! Glad your first rad treatment went well for you!
  • cats_toy
    cats_toy Member Posts: 1,462 Member
    #9
    now that the hardest one is out of the way...
    the rest will be a breeze. Never heard about the C, but if they say so, it has to have some credibility. Let us know how it goes, or when you get medium rare!
    =^..^=
  • dyaneb123
    dyaneb123 Member Posts: 950
    #10
    cats_toy said:

    now that the hardest one is out of the way...
    the rest will be a breeze. Never heard about the C, but if they say so, it has to have some credibility. Let us know how it goes, or when you get medium rare!
    =^..^=

    That's interesting about the
    That's interesting about the vitamin C. I wonder if it applies to orange juice. I know I can't drink grapefruit juice on chemo for some reason.....Glad it went so well for you
    Dee
  • Akiss4me
    Akiss4me Member Posts: 2,188
    #11
    Teena....
    Good job making it through your first day and thanks for letting us know how it went!! I think I will have to name my rad machine "Optimus Prime"!! :) Pammy
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #12
    Akiss4me said:

    Teena....
    Good job making it through your first day and thanks for letting us know how it went!! I think I will have to name my rad machine "Optimus Prime"!! :) Pammy

    You got thru your first one
    You got thru your first one Teena! Good job! I am almost done, thank goodness. And, before too long, you will be too. Just get lots of rest, and, my radiation oncologist said no to vitamins too. They interfere with the treatments. No big deal. I didn't take that many anyway. lol Congrats!
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #13
    Congrats on finishing your
    Congrats on finishing your 1st rad treatment Teena! I was told to not take any vitamins too. I hope they go by fast for you and that you do fine!
  • tommaseena
    tommaseena Member Posts: 1,769
    #14
    survivorbc09 said:

    Congrats on finishing your
    Congrats on finishing your 1st rad treatment Teena! I was told to not take any vitamins too. I hope they go by fast for you and that you do fine!

    1st completed
    1st rad completed--yeah. I didn't have rads so I don't know what you are feeling but maybe it is the same for when you are going through chemo like me. Always a count down.
    4 more chemo treatments left for me and then I will start another count down when I start the Herceptin for one year.

    Margo

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