Day #2 Radiation Treatment
Day #2 Radiation Therapy. Done.
Much better today. I owned it.
Even though I went to bed with slight discomfort, woke up feeling better this morning. The treatment went much faster (didn't have to take as many measurements and my markings were in place). They added outline of where radiation field is hitting and it literally is from a center line down my chest to top of my abdomen and covering the entire right chest/breast area including up into my underarm and about halfway around my right side. This is to help me know the boundaries where to use the creams and such. The topography is more extensive than I thought! Lol.
The treatment only took 10 minutes and I had no problem remaining calm. Blood pressure still a little high (was in 160s) so maybe my newest blood pressure med isn't doing enough. The other worked better but made me cough ALL the time; it had to go.
Mario was there and being his awesome self. He is my favorite, by far. After treatment and the new markings, I got to meet with the Radiation Oncologist Doctor (first time since my treatment began) and everything was good news.
First, he told me they didn't reduce the rads (just the number of days) and I can handle a bigger dose because I didn't do chemo. And it's more of an individual thing and although I am on the large size, the shape works okay and it is even more important than size. Means I will be done faster and I'm glad.
And the actual cost was $195000 but will only run me $2000 out of pocket. Wow, that blew me away.
Also I am free to exercise and do just about everything I normally do (except the hot tub or swimming because of all the marks on my body). He approved all the products I was planning on using and gave me samples of a cream called Miaderm.
Best of all, he said my CT scan looked good and there was no sign of recurrence and he looked at nearby bones and lungs, etc. and saw no signs of mets. I'm so relieved.
So I am over the fear; I feel more hope now. I know the radiation will get tougher over time and the side effects will start becoming more of a problem but for now, I just feel a little soreness under my arm and more heat. I can do this!
Much better today. I owned it.
Even though I went to bed with slight discomfort, woke up feeling better this morning. The treatment went much faster (didn't have to take as many measurements and my markings were in place). They added outline of where radiation field is hitting and it literally is from a center line down my chest to top of my abdomen and covering the entire right chest/breast area including up into my underarm and about halfway around my right side. This is to help me know the boundaries where to use the creams and such. The topography is more extensive than I thought! Lol.
The treatment only took 10 minutes and I had no problem remaining calm. Blood pressure still a little high (was in 160s) so maybe my newest blood pressure med isn't doing enough. The other worked better but made me cough ALL the time; it had to go.
Mario was there and being his awesome self. He is my favorite, by far. After treatment and the new markings, I got to meet with the Radiation Oncologist Doctor (first time since my treatment began) and everything was good news.
First, he told me they didn't reduce the rads (just the number of days) and I can handle a bigger dose because I didn't do chemo. And it's more of an individual thing and although I am on the large size, the shape works okay and it is even more important than size. Means I will be done faster and I'm glad.
And the actual cost was $195000 but will only run me $2000 out of pocket. Wow, that blew me away.
Also I am free to exercise and do just about everything I normally do (except the hot tub or swimming because of all the marks on my body). He approved all the products I was planning on using and gave me samples of a cream called Miaderm.
Best of all, he said my CT scan looked good and there was no sign of recurrence and he looked at nearby bones and lungs, etc. and saw no signs of mets. I'm so relieved.
So I am over the fear; I feel more hope now. I know the radiation will get tougher over time and the side effects will start becoming more of a problem but for now, I just feel a little soreness under my arm and more heat. I can do this!
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