Two thirds of the "first day of Xeloda/Radiation" are behind me and I have survived to pen yet another post. The worst part so far was getting up the nerve to swallow my Xeloda super-sized oral chemo pill this morning. Aside from slight dizziness and very mild, temporary stomach cramping, I feel fine. This will change, but for the moment I am wildly thankful. The final one-third of this day will be the swallowing of another horse-pill, but that will be a fact of life for the next six weeks so I may as well get used to it.
My first radiation treatment took longer than usual since initial placement verifications and more picture taking of my mapping markers had to take place before the actual treatment started. Again, two sweet young ladies made the experience as pleasant as it could be. Once started, the actual radiation made me think that I had stumbled onto a set from Star Trek. Large circular and rectangular steel panels passed over and around me, whirring and softly clunking as they went. My table moved up and down on an as-needed basis and the whole thing was quite fascinating, actually. At this point there is no physical sensation but as the radiation increases I know I will experience burning and possible blistering of the radiated areas. Once the treatment was completed I received my lollipop which took the form of three small tattoos which replaced the ugly ink markers. I walked out a free woman...well, until tomorrow and for six weeks after that, anyway.
Casual humor aside, I am so grateful that I am doing this now rather than fifteen or twenty years ago.
"The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you."-Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV). This verse came to me with love this morning from my forever friend, Pat. Thank you, sweet friend, for always having the right thing to say.
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