Nearly half way through radiotherapy
I haven't written for a while but I read the blogs of others and I feel sad to see what people have to go through.
I 'only' have to go through radiotherapy. And I was and still am scared of what I will experience! Tiredness, Blistering...? Then I read about what people experience in chemotherapy and I felt a bit ashamed. Now I'm nearly half way through radiotherapy. So far everything is going well. My right breast is just a little red, no pain or blistering, no tiredness. So far so good. People are very nice. To a degree I even enjoy going for the treatment. I try to relax, listen to a bit of classic music in the car, have an espresso when I get there and then proceed to the treatment room which is called : "beach room"! You might get a little burned there! I was advised by the nurse to put MooGoo cream on, 3 times daily and so far so good.
The nurse also suggested to join a make-up workshop 'Look Good, Feel better' . This is for women and men who are going through radio or chemotherapy with lots of good hints and fun and it is free. I went to the workshop today and it was fantastic!
On the 29th of March I am going back to the oncologist. He said that radiotherapy might be enough for me, no other treatment might be necessary, because the sideeffects outway the benefits. I am quite happy about that and I am optimistic about my future years.
Of course you never know. But hey, I might get run over by a car tomorrow. So why worry today about my maybe future cancer.
I feel lucky so far!