I remember the day I said I found a lump
the whole day I was in a slump
couldn’t breathe, because the shock was so huge
tried to cry, but tears didn’t come thru’.
My nights I spent fighting the vampire bat
I really was not prepared for a blow like that
Surgery, Radiation, followed by chemo
Really? what a dilemma for my ego!
Surgery went okay, chemo was declined
Radiation took its toll, the skin was fried
second degree burns, raw wounds,
and foolishly, this therapy,no big deal , I had presumed.
So friends, my radiation therapy went bust after three and half weeks. I had a horrible skin reaction to the 180 degrees centigrade treatments. The first few sessions were good, but gradually the “sunburn” effect came on with marked swelling and redness. The skin started blistering, and left raw areas all over the chest wall, neck and back. the therapy was stopped and I used Sylvadene cream generously. Fortunately I heal just as easily as I get injured. ha ha. So after a lapse of two and half weeks, I was able to resume the therapy yesterday. I have ten more sessions left.
I am upset that my skin reacted so violently. But I am okay. Not scared or depressed. There are so many who have it worse than me. And as I have always hoped that it be me, and not my children, I am thankful that I am able to bear the discomfort. Like all things, I say, this too shall pass!
Now, I am hoping that I will be better at writing and posting here.
Hugs to each one of you. Hope your new year will bring lots of joys and much peace to your hearts.
Ciao.
alabeti 
You’re a beacon of strength, courage and grace. I hope the remaining sessions will go well for you. Prayers and hugs.
Thank you Matt. I am doing good now. Hope you are well.
I am wishing you all the best, and hopefully the therapy will be successful with minimal side effects.
How sweet Nick. Many thanks for the kind wishes. Happy New Year to you.
Your strength and attitude are inspiring to put it mildly. Prayers for minimal side effects from here on out as well as healing. Much love, my friend.
Thank you Elizabeth. I am almost done now. The last session is on Tuesday. Then I will start on the anti hormone pills. Hope I won’t react badly to them.
Yikes! I hope the resumed treatments are better tolerated. You are in my thoughts and prayers !
Yes they have been going good. As I told Elizabeth above, I have two more sessions left. Thank you for your kind thoughts and prayers.
As with the above comments, I hope the remaining radiation treatments will be better tolerated. I’m glad you healed easily from the previous damage, and hope those remaining will not burn so badly! The one good thing is that the bad cancer cells burned too — with any good fortune, they will not come back! Love and hugs!
I hope so too. I hope those cells are burnt and charred and are now in the ashes!! Thank you for your card Janet. I loved it.
😦 I’m so sorry to hear about the really bad ouchies and pain from the radiation. 😦
I hope the rest of the treatments will go much much much better.
SweetZ, your courage, positive attitude, grace, and sense of humor are inspiring to me! Thank you!
❤ and prayers and (((HUGS))) for 2019!
You are very sweet Carolyn. Thank you for your prayers and love. I am doing well. Looking forward to getting the therapy done with. Love and hugs to you.
My aunt had her radiation suspended with 3 treatments left for the same reason. They tested and said she had enough. They added treatments on at the beginning so she got more than first thought. Less than a 10 percent difference between chemo and radiation for survival rating for her kind and she did not want chemo.
Such a nice comment dear heart. Made me feel so good reading your comment. That is so true about the chance of survival between getting chemo and declining it. I am glad I am not getting it.
It’s even more toxic than radiation
💖 sending you lots of hugs and well wishes for a speedy recovery.
Thank you love. SO good to see you here after such a while!
I am saddened , Zakiah, by all of the sufferings that you had to endure with the radiations treatment.
You are in my prayers for a complete and speedy recovery .
Love ❤
Michel
i’m so sorry to have missed so many of your posts and i’m so surprised to learn of your health situation. wishing you to recover fast so you could enjoy the rest of 2019. hugs.