Waiting for time to pass..........I am so glad the chemo is done, but it has been hard to celebrate.
I am still feeling the overwhelming effects of the drugs. ( a tough go this time)
And then, I get thinking, come August the radiation begins.
I feel like this cancer has kidnapped my life.
I am still feeling the overwhelming effects of the drugs. ( a tough go this time)
And then, I get thinking, come August the radiation begins.
I feel like this cancer has kidnapped my life.
Dodi -
ReplyDeleteHang in there. Some days I feel pretty good, and then I look in the mirror and see my bald head and really feel sad that this csncer has highjacked my life. What can we do?
From Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, "I am a frayed and nibbled survivor in a fallen world and I am getting along. I am aging and eaten and have done my share of eating too. I am not washed and beautiful, in control of a shining world in which everything fits, but instead am wandering awed about on a splintered wreck I've come to care for, whose gnawed trees breathe a delicate air, whose bloodied and scarred creatures are my dearest companions, and whose beauty beats and shines not in its imperfections, but overwhelmingly in spite of them, under the wind-rent clouds, upsteam and down.
Best regards,
Jane
Dodi - I just completed my 1st radiation treatment. It took about 30 minutes, total, including check-in and double-checking the "physics" of the set-up. I am having IMRT or intensity-modulated radiation therapy. This is supposed to protect most of my organs, so few side effects will be experienced. They did say to eat a mild diet, mostly pasta and white foods, and not fresh fruits and veggies, the things that are harder to digest. If I experience and symptons, it will be after 2-4 weeks and not right away.
ReplyDeleteI'll continue to let you know how it goes.
Best regards,
Jane
One down.. glad that it was not a long process.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your encouragement and comments on my blog Jane. I was particularly interested in the IMRT equipment and procedure they are using for your treatment. Damage to my organs is one of my fears... and almost stopped me from continuing. I went online to see what my hospital had to say about the way radiation is delivered here.. I found this one news item... looks like the technology is coming... not sure we have it yet. I will ask this question when I go in for my CT scan July 9th...
the article reads:
"Under the partnership agreement, The Ottawa Hospital will acquire four Elekta Synergy treatment systems, two to be sited at The Ottawa Hospital’s General Campus and two to be operated at Queensway Carleton Hospital site, when the cancer program starts in late 2009. "Our goal is to use the Elekta Synergy systems to perform advanced methods, such as Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) and Intensity Modulated RadiationTherapy (IMRT) as soon as possible in appropriate" cases,"
Blessings
Dodi
Enjoy this day. God will give you sufficient strength for each day as it comes.
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