I've haven't written much about radiation because it's been so repetitive for me. I currently have 2 treatments left. I am so ready to be done. The actual treatments aren't too bad but I am definitely tired of driving to Eureka (1 hour round trip) everyday. The side effects haven't been too bad. Some people said I'd get pretty exhausted but I didn't really experience that.
During radiation, I've also had 2 Herceptin/Perjeta infusions (chemo light) so I have 9 left to go. I should finish up in early May 2019. The infusions are pretty easy. I take my laptop and they go pretty quickly.... about 2 hours.
After radiation is complete, I will be on a hormone blocker for 10 years. I have an appointment at UCSF for a second opinion to make sure I am on the right one for me.
That's about all I have for now...
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Thursday, October 25, 2018
This guy
This past Wednesday, October 24, Andy and I celebrated our 20th anniversary. On one hand, it seems like a longggg time ago since we were married back on a rainy day in 1998. But on the other hand, time has flown by. As expected, we've had our ups and downs. Our good times and bad. We've been lucky up until this March to have good health. Since I found the lump and got my diagnosis, Andy has been there every step of the way. I could never have gotten through this without him.
My college friend Nichole got this great t-shirt for him. <3
Monday, October 22, 2018
Don't laugh but...
actually, go ahead. It's kinda funny. My radiation oncologist, when asked, didn't really have a specific cream recommendation that I should use. He said just to make sure I use something. I've tried several different types of moisturizers, body butter, aloe vera, hydrocortisone cream, etc while going through radiation. They all helped but nothing has worked 100% to deal with the itching, dryness, peeling, and discomfort. I guess that's expected. Everyone handles this radiation differently, but for me, the thing that probably has helped the most is Bag Balm... yep, it's actually a product made for cows' utters. It doesn't smell the best... but it's helping and that's what matters, right.
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