Originally I had planned to do a weekly blog with the progression of my hair gain and hopefully my weight loss. (I think the suckiest part of chemotherapy was the steroids they give you so you are not nauseous. I know it helped but I also gained weight). Well, the hair is growing back but I cannot say the weight is coming off! And they all said it will come right off....yea, right!
Here is the final product of chemo
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| Wow...I look weird |
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| No eyebrows or lashes |
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| Much better with a little make-up and a hat! |
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| Two months later. My own hair, eyebrows, and lashes! (Still working on the weight loss!) |
I am still undergoing radiation treatment; every day, Monday through Friday. As of today I have six more of a 33 treatment regimen. I am experiencing fatigue, a lovely burn in my armpit and my chest wall itches like crazy. The really bizarre part is that directly under my armpit I have no sensation when you touch the skin. For example, lotion does not feel cold but when applied to the armpit but on the chest wall it's very chilly! It's a good thing I cannot feel much directly under my armpit because if you saw it you would think I was in complete misery. Today the skin broke open so now they have given me wonderful gel bandages to put on...hopefully it will help. The most difficult thing is when I'm laying on the "bed" with my arms over my head for the "zap." The skin, muscle, and scar tissue stretch and it is very uncomfortable. I have even started doing some breathing therapy when I lay there to help me through it. Think of the most inflexible person in the world doing yoga!
I know only six more treatments sounds like it is close to the end but unfortunately the worst part of radiation occurs about one to two weeks after the treatments are completed. This means the worst is yet to come...yikes! On a good note after next Friday I will only need to head to the cancer treatment center once every three weeks for the continuing Herceptin treatments. These are very short (about one half hour) treatments that are administered through the port. They continue until November.
So there ya go! Forgive me for not posting more often. As always, we are very grateful for all the support and encouragement from you all.
Stacey
I know only six more treatments sounds like it is close to the end but unfortunately the worst part of radiation occurs about one to two weeks after the treatments are completed. This means the worst is yet to come...yikes! On a good note after next Friday I will only need to head to the cancer treatment center once every three weeks for the continuing Herceptin treatments. These are very short (about one half hour) treatments that are administered through the port. They continue until November.
So there ya go! Forgive me for not posting more often. As always, we are very grateful for all the support and encouragement from you all.
Stacey
