Happy 4th of July! It feels weird saying that...how can it possibly be the 4th already!? Summer is flying by!
I had my 20th (and LAST!) radiation last Friday. It feels weird to be done. I am happy to be done, but at the same time it's really scary. I think being done has been harder on me emotionally than going through everything. When I was having treatment, I was constantly "killing" the cancer. Now it's like they've done everything they can for me and now we just have to wait for the smoke to clear and hope that there's nothing left. I had my first big check-up with Dr. Nichols on Wednesday. He seems to think everything is good, but we'll have to wait until my PET/CT scan on September 8th. It's too soon to have scans since I just finished radiation, that's why we have to wait until September.
I've been totally exhausted the past week. Dr. Nichols said that can happen after radiation....it's taken a toll on my body....but it's so frustrating! Not having energy is the worst!
Last Sunday we got up at 4:00 AM, braved the scorching heat and did the LIVESTRONG 5K at NIKE Headquarters in Beaverton. It was so much fun! I was surprised at how much fun it was actually! There were 13 people on my team. It was a pretty good feeling....especially when I walked with all of the survivors at the very end. I'm a survivor!
Hope everyone has a good 4th! We're going to the Staple's at around 1, then to Jenny and Casey's and then we're driving up to Edgewood later this evening and we'll be up there until Sunday. It's going to be another busy weekend!
I had my 20th (and LAST!) radiation last Friday. It feels weird to be done. I am happy to be done, but at the same time it's really scary. I think being done has been harder on me emotionally than going through everything. When I was having treatment, I was constantly "killing" the cancer. Now it's like they've done everything they can for me and now we just have to wait for the smoke to clear and hope that there's nothing left. I had my first big check-up with Dr. Nichols on Wednesday. He seems to think everything is good, but we'll have to wait until my PET/CT scan on September 8th. It's too soon to have scans since I just finished radiation, that's why we have to wait until September.
I've been totally exhausted the past week. Dr. Nichols said that can happen after radiation....it's taken a toll on my body....but it's so frustrating! Not having energy is the worst!
Last Sunday we got up at 4:00 AM, braved the scorching heat and did the LIVESTRONG 5K at NIKE Headquarters in Beaverton. It was so much fun! I was surprised at how much fun it was actually! There were 13 people on my team. It was a pretty good feeling....especially when I walked with all of the survivors at the very end. I'm a survivor!
Hope everyone has a good 4th! We're going to the Staple's at around 1, then to Jenny and Casey's and then we're driving up to Edgewood later this evening and we'll be up there until Sunday. It's going to be another busy weekend!
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