Day #4 Rads
So I just finished Day #4 of my 21 radiation treatment schedule. Day #3 was pretty much the same as the day before. However, I got a 5-day break to go out of town for a business trip (thereby missing Spring Fling in Conroe) and it was amazing that at the end of that time, everything felt so normal. I felt so ... recovered from the radiation. Well, going back today was probably the most uncomfortable day so far as I have a fair amount of heat, swelling and soreness tonight ... maybe because I haven't had any noticeable side effects for a few days before.
I also felt the most tingling during treatment. This time it was on the outside blast (where the swelling is tonight) whereas before I felt the tingling on the inside nearer the center of my chest. I am more sore and swollen right now than I have been and I have 4 more days this week before my next 2-day weekend break. Ugh. I hope it gets to feeling better.
I saw another radiologist today who is taking my regular doctor's caseload this week. I asked some questions of him about side effects and such and he said everybody is so different it's hard to speak in generalities. But I want to know. I want to know when I will feel the fatigue. I want to know how bad the pain will get. I want to know if I can protect my skin enough that I will not have burns or skin breaks. Some people breeze through radiation with nary a complaint. For others, it is a nightmare. Almost everyone says radiation is easier that chemo. But we already know that.
The truth is that nobody can tell me how I will fare throughout this. I will just have to walk this path on my own and wait and see. I am accepting prayers and hopes for an easy and effective treatment and continued absence of any recurrence. After April, I will no longer be in active treatment unless something changes.
All I know is ... I NEED TO STAY CANCER FREE!
I also felt the most tingling during treatment. This time it was on the outside blast (where the swelling is tonight) whereas before I felt the tingling on the inside nearer the center of my chest. I am more sore and swollen right now than I have been and I have 4 more days this week before my next 2-day weekend break. Ugh. I hope it gets to feeling better.
I saw another radiologist today who is taking my regular doctor's caseload this week. I asked some questions of him about side effects and such and he said everybody is so different it's hard to speak in generalities. But I want to know. I want to know when I will feel the fatigue. I want to know how bad the pain will get. I want to know if I can protect my skin enough that I will not have burns or skin breaks. Some people breeze through radiation with nary a complaint. For others, it is a nightmare. Almost everyone says radiation is easier that chemo. But we already know that.
The truth is that nobody can tell me how I will fare throughout this. I will just have to walk this path on my own and wait and see. I am accepting prayers and hopes for an easy and effective treatment and continued absence of any recurrence. After April, I will no longer be in active treatment unless something changes.
All I know is ... I NEED TO STAY CANCER FREE!
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