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Radiation: Three Days + Six More

Posted on September 2, 2013 by jenny
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Labor Day came at the perfect time during my treatment. My poor skin needed the break. I did, too.

I’m pretty sure that my standard answer when people ask how I’m doing is, “Good. Grumpy, but good.”

And, I am. I’m just worn out.

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Radiation: Observations from the halfway point

Posted on August 20, 2013 by jenny
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Can you believe it? I’m halfway done.

The great news – no major skin problems so far. Maybe it is the buckets of lotions I’ve slathered on multiple times a day? I’m on a rotation of Burt’s Bees, H2O Plus Milk Moisturizer, Miaderm and Aquaphor. (Special thanks to Debbie and my mom for being my suppliers for these!)

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Radiation: Week 1

Posted on August 4, 2013 by jenny
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Week one of radiation has come to a close. Only six more to go.

You know what that means? Only four more weeks until OU’s first football game.

Boomer.

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Pre-Radiation CT Scan

Posted on July 23, 2013 by jenny
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Today I got my CT scan in preparation for radiation. Basically, they do a CT scan to map out where all of the radiation beams (technical term!) should hit.

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End of the chemo chapter

Posted on July 14, 2013 by jenny
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THE END.

I made it through the hardest part.

When I started at the end of March, I said out loud numerous times, “July 3 isn’t THAT far away. It will go quick.”

I said it, but I didn’t REALLY believe it.

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Meet my radiation oncologist

Posted on June 30, 2013 by jenny
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Meet my radiation oncologist.

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