Ho hum

I was worried about the radiologist I found since I discovered he does not use custom-measured foam cushions for positioning, which I somehow thought was the state of the art. But having been through one treatment,  I'm not worried. To ensure you're in the same position every day, they draw on you with permanent ink during the initial measurement -- both sides of the body -- then line up the spots with lasers that come out of the walls in the treatment room. Pretty cool, actually.

Surgeon says it'll take a year for all the side effects of chemo to really subside, though apparently my immune system is back to normal now.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Nice choice for a first radiation treatment. Thanks. At least I have lovely little stickers all over myself. I feel like a stripper.

Next step

(I almost typed "Going forward" as the title.... been in the corporate world too long!)

So. My life is one big hot flash, but I have loads of energy, which is making me feel like my old self.

I've put off calling the radiation people, but I have to do it today, since I'm supposed to start that this week.

Bracing myself to research how to minimize skin damage from radiation, and the side effects of tamoxifen, which is the NEXT next step.

I'm removing my link to Susan G Komen, due to their opposition to Planned Parenthood.