Today marked my 4th radiation appointment. Quick visit. The valet lady left our car up front because she knew we would be just a few minutes. I timed the radiation blast, and it was only 8 minutes. I think the waiting room was longer. lol
I managed to get a pic of the setup with my face in the mask strapped to the table. It’s quite strange.
This morning, around an hour after my radiation therapy, I had a head sweat. This afternoon, another. But this time, my head hurts a bit. I’ve told my care team about the headache afterward. They said that it is normal. I took a nice nap for about an hour. I woke up, and my mom was ready to go. She took me to my appointment today. Mom is going to come up on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to help drive me to my appointments. Then my wife will take me on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Mom can take me on bloodwork and doctor appointment days. That way, my wife doesn’t miss too much time away from work.
No real side effects just yet. Constipation has been lifted. I went quite a bit yesterday and some today. I was told chemo meds and radiation were cumulative, so the side effects may not show up right away. While I can, I’m enjoying some tasty things before it all goes to shi+.
Yesterday, funny story, I thought one of the radiation techs had a box of donuts. It was a blanket. I was craving some donuts. I said, “Oh, donuts.” She said, “No, blanket.” Dang. Wishful thinking.
Last night I made some Chicken Philly’s. I actually stood at the stove and cooked. It didn’t take long, just a few minutes. I was tired afterward, but it felt good to smell, see, and sauté. We had a salad with it. Quite good.
Tonight we are having tacos. I wanted something different. Last week we had Qdoba and it stunk. This week, basic tacos.
Thank you for stopping by!
~Bruce
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