careful...

since i last updated u, i've completed my last week of radiation therapy!

2day was my last zapping & i'm thrilled!!! my throat got progressively worse this last week - to the point that it's become very difficult 2 swallow my daily Coumadin dose, let alone even more pills 2 take the Percocet...it gags me so much that i end up vomitting...& that sure doesn't help out a sore throat any!!

yesterday, i finally got a liquid Percocet prescription & that's a whole lot easier...i'm still vomiting every morning - cause my throat is just so dry/sore/clogged/nasty when i wake up, i can't help but gag...& even tho the Percocet helps by making it a little easier 2 swallow, i'm still on a soft food/liquid diet - because swallowing anything too hard/solid literally brings tears 2 my eyes...but hey, i'm dealing with it ;0)

the radiation doc explained 2 me that just like it took about a week 4 my skin 2 start getting pink & my throat 2 get sore, it'll continue 2 get worse 4 about another week...almost as if i'm still "cooking" inside...then i should start healing & he says that should happen fairly fast...he said that hopefully in about 2 weeks, i'll b beginning 2 feel "normal" again

yay 4 normal!!!

they let me keep my mask - said they'd just throw it away...i can't wait 2 get it home & show the kiddos...maybe we'll do something fun with it - like kick the crap outta it! ~lol~ i promise 2 post pics ;0)

also, i just got back from meeting with my oncologist...she wants 2 see me back in a month & will most likely take me off the Coumadin at that time...i will get levels checked every week till then

but no PET scan 4 now - she said the radiation can cause inflammation & give them a false positive, so they wait about 3 months 2 do one

the nurses joked with me as i left - saying i needed 2 make sure & remember NOT 2 come in2 the cancer center 2moro! ~lol~ omg, u don't know how glad i am 2 finally get my lunch breaks back - whoo stinkin' hoo!!!

so, i guess i still can't officially call myself "cancer free" yet...i need that final PET scan 2 confirm it...but what r the odds?! i'm pretty confident that the results will say all the cancer cells have been wiped out...i feel confident enuff 2 already say...

i've kicked cancer's ass baby!!!
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