I really felt strong this Saturday and Sunday without the radiation treatments. I still fell asleep or nodded off during still moments. I would not trust myself on a long highway drive as I am not sure if I would doze off or not. Patti says if we go somewhere she will either keep me awake or drive herself. I am rather red in the areas of the radiation. It is well defined the two field that they are radiating. My collar bone area, my right nipple and some under my arm are burnt and I can tell. The aloe gel that I put on keeps it soothed. I find it best to wear cotton shirts to reduce the aggravation. I saw the radialogical oncologist today and he is satisfied with the results so far. He asked if I need pain medicine to ease the burn. What I figure I need are some pep pills so I don't hit the wall at times. I will not take anything though, as I want to stay in tune with my body. I've had worse sunburns. (and that is probably why I have this cancer.)
In talking with people, many of them who have had cancer or had a spouse that had cancer kept it quiet and only talk about it with people who they know have cancer. A few have said that they would not have the nerve to put out a blog like this for the world to know, but yet can relate to most of what I am saying and think it is a good thing to do. I know that it is for me as I feel it is a kind of therapy all in itself. With the statistic on cancer showing a rise, not a fall, more and more people will be affected and hopefully this blog and my writings will give people some insite as to what is going on in my body and my mind. Living with cancer is a challenge everyday. Every ache, pain, funny feeling, etc. runs thru your mind as ???Cancer???. I wrote about this before and got quite a response from people. To those who have talked or emailed me, I appreciate your openness about your feelings also. It lets me know that I am not alone and not really any different from the rest of you survivors.
One last note, the bunk bed project and conference room table project are going well. They take my mind off of just about everything and make my day just that much better. I will take on some cabinets and a HO train table probably next week. I figure I have until the end of March to get them done. We plan on camping in April after the heavy interfuron treatments in March. I look forward to working thru the treatments as much as I can. God willing, I will keep my strength up and my good looks. ( just kidding on the last part )
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