Wow......

Boy do I have a real good burn. Here's some updated pics cause the below posts where I posted my "sunburn" seems like nothing. These pics still do not really show the intense color of my skin. It's actually kinda scary to have purple skin! The radiation treatments are "accumulative", which means even though I am not having treatments anymore the effects of the radiation are still working (as you can see from the pics, these were taken today, which is 7 days since my last treatment.) I was told it should heal up in about a month from my last treatment. Can't be soon enough. I seem to have said that many times in the last year haven't I!?!?

On the bright side, I no longer have a doctor appointment or blood work every week. I tried to total up my appointments, etc. since the beginning of my diagnosis, and I stopped at 100... that's 100 actual visits to the doctor, or a test, etc. Thank god for insurance.

WOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I am done with radiation treatments!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm fried, but I am done!

My "sunburn"......

So far I have had 22 treatments, with just 3 left. This Friday the 22nd will be my last zapping, and it can't come soon enough. I have a pretty bad burn on 3/4 of my chest that runs from my collarbone down to below my ribs, under my arm and part of my back and there are spots of open skin under my arm, that I can only say is "uncomfortable", cause that is putting it nicely:-) There's really nothing that will "help" the burn go away, except time. Next week I am told will be the worst time, even though I won't be having any treatments. I use a pure aloe vera gel , and now I am using aquaphor under my arm on the raw spots.

Hair hair hair

I think it's safe to say it's growing?!?!?

In the single digits

9 more radiation treatments to go! So far no serious side effects, but I do get nauseas as the days go on. I'm getting a pretty good sunburn, but it recovers a little over the weekend.

My hair is really starting to sprout too. I decided that in 4 weeks, no matter what it looks like, I am going out in public without my top! (aka wig). We have a camping trip planned the first week of June, a bunch of family and friends and kids... so that will be my break in period:-) ! Think I'm going to dye it a funky color first, .... any ideas anyone???

Grow baby grow!

Well I think it's starting to grow faster now.

I'm almost 2 months out of chemo... GROW GROW GROW! Wohooooooo!

10 Tanning sessions down, 15 to go

So far the radiation treatments aren't that bad. I'm a little pink so far, but nothing major (knock on wood). Getting tired as the day goes on.........that's about it!