Two more left

I'm not quite sure how the number of treatments changed again, but I will be stopping at 33. Thursday, April 2nd is my last day of radiation.

They stopped treating the entire breast last Thursday, 3/26. Beginning last Friday they began shooting a lower amount of radiation to just the scar site. They call this a 'boost'. The purpose is to give the area of cancer occurrence just a little bit more radiation.

Overall, I am feeling ok. I haven't the tiredness I expected....a good thing. My skin in the area of treatment is darker. Some areas are pink, some red, some brownish (the external skin has died) and some areas are raw from the skin peeling off.

I see Dr. Paneras tomorrow to receive a prescription for the estrogen inhibitor -tamoxifen- that I will begin taking soon. I think the worst may be over.......

The 17th of 37 treatments

It's hard to believe that I'm not even half way through with this. It feels like such an established routine! I leave work at 3:30, walk home. Get in the car and leave the house at 3:45. I get there at 4:20, leave at 4:45 and am home around 5:20. Weird.

Still, the only side effect I've noticed is that the area being treated is turning pink, like a sunburn. There is no pain, and I don't think I am any more tired than usual. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers. All is well.

Finished 9 of 37 treatments

All is going well. I am feeling fine and I don't notice anything that I can really attribute to the radiation treatment. I am a little more tired, but that may be because I am getting up earlier to get to work earlier so I can leave at 3:30 to go to my 4:30 appointment. Finding 2 hours in my day to do this is definitely the challenge.

If the machine continues to work each day, my last appointment is April 9th. It's going to be a long March.