It's over it's over it's over!!! My last day of radiation was Tuesday. It's now Thursday. It's kind of a surreal feeling knowing that I don't have to see another Doctor until July (after I get my port removed on May 11th). Radiation went VERY well. For those of you who don't really know anyone who has had radiation treatment...it's basically like a big rotating MRI machine looking thing. It makes alot of noise and buzzing. My treatments took about 10 minutes. Pretty painless..except for the 3 tattoos they put on me to mark where they centered the radiation. (Yes, they are permanent) They're just little black dots that look like freckles. Since my radiation was centered on my throat and chest..I had some difficulty eating solid foods for about a week. But other than that I can't complain, it all went pretty quick and smoothly. Anything is better than chemo.
My hair is starting to grow back. Prenatal vitamins and Biotin supplements work prettttyyy good! I'd say some of my regrowth is about 2 inches now. I'm meeting with a stylist today to see if extensions are a possibility in the near future. I don't really want engagement pictures done with my Beetlejuice hair, as I call it.
Also exciting news, I start back to work next week! And I graduate in December! Yay for life being good! :) Here's a song that likes to make me cry...enjoy!
4.04.2012
Well, it's been almost two months since I've posted on here! So here's a quick update....
I'm done with CHEMO!
That's the best news. Even though I've been done for almost a month...it still hasn't sunk in. I still feel like i'm going to have to go back every time Wednesday rolls around. Chemo sucks. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
I started radiation this morning...I will have three weeks of radiation (15 treatments). They'll be Mon-Fri and the good news is they only take about 15 mins! Side effects should be a sore throat and a little fatigue. But, the Doctor says the fatigue I'll have won't be as bad as what I've already had. So that's good news!
I cannot even begin thanking everyone who has been supporting me for the past 6 months. It's going to have to have it's own post. There's just so much I want to say about it...but for right now I'll just say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!
