11 sessions down- and skin still looks the same, so for that I am grateful! It is a little pink and warm, but no different than on day 2, so I am pleased so far.
I am still slapping on loads of cream, and preparing for the worst as I now enter week 3.
The most challenging aspect of the treatment so far is being advised not to wear perfume, deodorant or a bra until 2 weeks after radiotherapy has finished. Yuk!
So, just as my hair, eyebrows and eyelashes are returning and I am starting to feel a little better about myself- I am now resigned to wearing sacks to disguise my lack of underwear!! And feeling a little smelly round the edges!
Deep joy!!
Monday, October 27, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Hmmm
Today I went down for number 2 out of 30, and my skin has already turned pink and is slightly warm. I look as if I have just been on a sunbed session!
Apparently this is not supposed to happen, and I may have exceptionally sensitive skin. I didn't particularly think I did, but I guess the chemo may have made me more susceptible to trauma. Anyhow, this does not bode well for the next few weeks, as the burn dies not usually happen until half way through. Aarghhh- could be in for a painful time.
Apparently this is not supposed to happen, and I may have exceptionally sensitive skin. I didn't particularly think I did, but I guess the chemo may have made me more susceptible to trauma. Anyhow, this does not bode well for the next few weeks, as the burn dies not usually happen until half way through. Aarghhh- could be in for a painful time.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Seriously trendy now...
I went to Weston Park hospital on wednesday for the planning session and now have three tattoos! I wish I could say they were out of angry rebellion, or a burning desire to be indelibly marked, but they are just the size of pinheads and help in the daily lining up and positioning of my body before radiotherapy. And they were surprisingly painless- which was cool!
The actual going in to the hospital was more traumatic than the session itself- I guess the smells and atmosphere just brought the whole experience back to the forefront of my mind. I had tried hard to get it all to the back!!!
So, today I go down for the first of 30 sessions, which apparently will feel no different to having an x-ray taken, though I have been warned of severe sunburn skin reactions, with cracking, peeling and blistering included for good measure. The skin changes don't appear for the first 3 weeks, and then build up in intensity and are actually worse once the treatment is over.
There is seemingly no end to the fun involved on this journey!
The actual going in to the hospital was more traumatic than the session itself- I guess the smells and atmosphere just brought the whole experience back to the forefront of my mind. I had tried hard to get it all to the back!!!
So, today I go down for the first of 30 sessions, which apparently will feel no different to having an x-ray taken, though I have been warned of severe sunburn skin reactions, with cracking, peeling and blistering included for good measure. The skin changes don't appear for the first 3 weeks, and then build up in intensity and are actually worse once the treatment is over.
There is seemingly no end to the fun involved on this journey!
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Radiotherapy
I have received my appointments through for the final phase of treatment.
I go down on wednesday for a planning session- another CT scan and some tattoos !!
And then treatment starts on monday 13th. I will go every day (mon-fri) for 6 weeks, and my final day will be friday 21st November.
I feel great at the moment, and my hair and eyelashes are starting to come back. I can hardly believe I have to endure another bout of therapy, as I want to be getting on with life now, and not bound into 31 more trips to the hospital!
But, I am grateful that the doctors are still doing all that they can to prevent a recurrence of my cancer, and I am plotting a trip away to look froward to when all is finally finished.
I go down on wednesday for a planning session- another CT scan and some tattoos !!
And then treatment starts on monday 13th. I will go every day (mon-fri) for 6 weeks, and my final day will be friday 21st November.
I feel great at the moment, and my hair and eyelashes are starting to come back. I can hardly believe I have to endure another bout of therapy, as I want to be getting on with life now, and not bound into 31 more trips to the hospital!
But, I am grateful that the doctors are still doing all that they can to prevent a recurrence of my cancer, and I am plotting a trip away to look froward to when all is finally finished.
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