Radiation

I had my appointment today to prepare me for radiation. It was a lot more involved than I thought it would be. They made a mold for me to lay on to position me the same with each radiation and also a mold of my right breast so that they can concentrate the radiation on the breast skin and not the reconstructed breast area. It reminded me of the molds that they make of pregnant women's tummys. Len joked that I could probably keep it when they were done with it. No thanks!

My radiation starts on Monday, September 28 for 33 sessions. They will only be around 15 minutes long, Monday through Friday. My final day of radiation will be November 11 (Veteran's Day). I definitely will feel like a veteran of this ordeal by then.

As far as my hair is concerned - I never really lost everything so it is hard to tell how much growth I have gotten. I do feel that it is thicker and somewhat darker (less gray mixed in). Still not ready to go without my hat except at home.

I am still dealing with a drain and loss of energy - but with surgery behind me I hope to be getting the energy back soon. For all you MUTS that are planning on being at Jerry and Marge Mathias's tandem ride on Saturday - I plan on being in the sag wagon with Jerry. Marge is going to be Len's stocker - watch out Jerry, you may not get her back on a "wedgie" (Jerry just had knee surgery, so he is banned from the bike for a while).

Enjoy the weekend - looks like we are in for more normal temperatures starting next week. I sure wish we could retire to Florida for the winters. This winter in particular looks like it may get interesting.

Addendum from husband: She also got tattooed so that the radiation can be precisely focused and I now get to ride our bike with a "Tattooed Biker Mama"! Woohoo!!