Update

Today I finished my 4th week of radiation. My last day of radiation will be June 11th.....turns out that "six weeks of radiation" is a general term..........they go by "treatments" to specific areas....any way....a few more days than I originally thought, but not too bad. The skin is beginning to be irritated....itchy, etc....pretty tired in the evenings but not drastically worse than normal this time of year.

My MUGA scan (heart) results were fine so I continue to take treatments of Herceptin once a week. Additionally, my doctor informed me that I am B12 deficient so I'm taking weekly shots of that and taking daily doses.

I also met with my gynecologist this week and scheduled my hysterectomy for Tuesday, June 23rd.

And, as of late last week, I've discontinued the wig............my very short, drastic hair shocks a few people at first, but it feels so much better than wearing the wig!!

For now, a three day weekend and only two more weeks of school left!!!

Radiation..........

Today I finished my second week of radiation! So far I have no major skin irratations, etc....BUT, they tell me weeks four and following will change that......we'll see.............

I also had a MUGA scan on my heart this morning.........checking to see that the heart is functioning properly given the radiation and the Herceptin that I've been back on the last several weeks...............

I meet with my oncologist next Wednesday and I'm sure we'll discuss the scan results and hopefully discuss the probability of a hysterectomy this summer............

In the meantime, I feel pretty good. My hair is coming in....nice salt and pepper color and a bit of a mohawk look.............anxious for that to go away, but it's HAIR, so I'll take it!!

I have four more weeks of radiation and four more weeks of school so I'm countin' em both down.........radiation really not so bad....I go either on my way to work or I run over there during my long lunch/conference period............can't complain.............

Sam turns 14 this Sunday. I let him drive me to Walgreens yesterday.....this time next year we'll be getting his permit and driving everywhere..........oh my!! Time is flying!