Before all of this fun started, I could count the number of things I knew about radiation on one hand. Even now that I have 24 treatments under my belt, I still don't know much more than I did at the start. I know what happens during treatment, I know how long it takes and I know I can't wait for it to be over. I knew the actual treatment would be painless, I knew to expect fatigue (which I have in spades) and eventually sore, pink skin (mine is pink, but not sore so far - knock on wood!).
What I did not expect is
itchy skin!! Holy cow. The skin on my upper chest in the collarbone area has a slightly red rash and it itches like crazy. I'm not sure if it's from the radiation (am I even getting radiation in that area???) or from the creams I'm using because of radiation. The fun never ends, right?
The good news is I am now down to single digits in the rads countdown. Nine more to go!!!
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