Down to the Wire

I cannot believe it but three more days of radiation and I'm done. It's down to the wire!

Today was the start of the boost treatment phase of my radiation. This is where they focus the beam/radiation where the tumor was located. The radiation technician explained to me what it does this morning but of course I cannot remember a thing he said at the moment. Chemo brain in action! ;) Maybe I'll remember it later.

I'm getting four of these boost treatments, one done today and three more to go. My last day of radiation is June 29th.

Yesterday we saw Dr. W for the last time. He checked my breast and was glad to see my skin looks excellent. Dr. W said the redness and spots are normal, so are the tightness of the breast muscles and the skin discolouration of my right armpit. Dr. W did warn me that the boost treatments may give me some bad skin reactions and some swelling. If I do, I'm supposed to call him pronto so he can check. Dr. W also told me to continue using the glaxal base cream for another month. I use the cream 3-4 times a day to prevent dryness as the skin tends to be that when undergoing radiation. Another big no-no is to be exposed to the sun during treatment and 2-4 weeks thereafter. No swimming either especially in pools since they contain chlorine (approximately 2-3 weeks after radiation). But after a couple of months, he said I can go back to my normal stuff like wearing regular bras. ;)

Dr. W is really nice and friendly. It was great to have him as a doctor.