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viking1
8 years agoMember
Radiation - 6 weeks completed with no tears ... some tips.
Hi all, I just finished the standard 5 weeks of daily radiation to my right breast where I had a lumpectomy last June plus 1 week of daily 'boosts' to the tumour site. The rad onc recommended QV cre...
arpie
8 years agoMember
Thanks, @viking1 - all going good this end ... I hope you get over your cold quickly too - I couldn't believe the number of colds I got late last year before I was diagnosed - just one after another - most going to my chest & needing antibiotics. I was a mess. Yep, lots of it going round just now - and also the full on flu as well! :( I blame kids & supermarkets! Have you got some echinacea? A few drops on your tongue a few times a day can help build up your immune system. I actually bought an apple cider vinegar 'immune booster' with chilli & other herbs & spices in it .. I'll take a swig now & then and see how it goes, as ALL our immune systems are compromised whilst we are going thru radiation, chemo & tablets - and we need to be mindful of that.
......I notice that I will spend a day worrying about the dishes and 5 mins doing them! .... Hahaha I thought that was only ME! Sometimes, just because I 'think' of something - my mind registers that it's been 'done' too! So I am surprised when I go back & find it still there, NOT done! LOL
Many of our appointments in recent months were my hubby's too ..... so combined, we had a double lot going on. There is no way he could have kept on top all his own stuff, let alone mine as well. When having rads up at Port Macquarie - I had access to the Social Worker and a Counsellor up there - they were terrific.
I feel REALLY SORRY for anyone trying to juggle all this shit on their own - they deserve a medal, I reckon!
......I notice that I will spend a day worrying about the dishes and 5 mins doing them! .... Hahaha I thought that was only ME! Sometimes, just because I 'think' of something - my mind registers that it's been 'done' too! So I am surprised when I go back & find it still there, NOT done! LOL
Many of our appointments in recent months were my hubby's too ..... so combined, we had a double lot going on. There is no way he could have kept on top all his own stuff, let alone mine as well. When having rads up at Port Macquarie - I had access to the Social Worker and a Counsellor up there - they were terrific.
I feel REALLY SORRY for anyone trying to juggle all this shit on their own - they deserve a medal, I reckon!