Well, today is the 9th day before I end radiation treatments. Yahoo but owee! Only 3 treatments ago I began to see red on my chest and around my neck. I kept thinking that I was developing some pimples on my back, maybe from sleeping more than normal, but the radiation nurses insisted that these were from radiation itself. So, more Polysporin and Glaxl later, the lesions began to bleed while I was in bed. I keep Polysporin cream by my bed to keep down infection. The doctor will see me next treatment so I'm going to ask him about the redness on my back. Will it get worse? Probably.
On the other hand, I am less and less tired. I don't know why that is. Everyone predicted that tiredness would be a very strong reaction to radiation but it has not been so for me.
Neither has the redness or bleeding kept me awake. I just seem to have a lot of energy. I have chosen to use the hospital stairs lately rather than the elevator. I even feel a bit inclined to do a bit of writing.
During the weeks of treatment I only lost ten pounds. I had hoped that it would be more but the scale refuses to go beyond ten pounds. Well, that's better than nothing but it does not take me into my goal weight of 150 pounds. I hope to reach that but the end of January now that I have had to reset my target date.
On the other hand, I am less and less tired. I don't know why that is. Everyone predicted that tiredness would be a very strong reaction to radiation but it has not been so for me.
Neither has the redness or bleeding kept me awake. I just seem to have a lot of energy. I have chosen to use the hospital stairs lately rather than the elevator. I even feel a bit inclined to do a bit of writing.
During the weeks of treatment I only lost ten pounds. I had hoped that it would be more but the scale refuses to go beyond ten pounds. Well, that's better than nothing but it does not take me into my goal weight of 150 pounds. I hope to reach that but the end of January now that I have had to reset my target date.
