radiation update...

2moro will b 2 weeks since i started radiation...i told u last week that my throat was starting 2 get a little sore & the doc gave me a prescription 2 fill if/when i needed it

it's called Pink Magic & there's no info on the little prescription pamphlet that comes with it...everything says "consult ur doctor"...i suspect it's similar 2 the Benedryl/Maalox mixture that u're told 2 use as a mouthwash 4 kiddos when the get the sores in their mouth from Hand/Foot/Mouth disease, etc...i googled it & got a lot of hits about it being 4 kids as a mouthwash 2 ease pain

saturday morning, i woke up with a sore throat like i've never felt b4! it literally feels like swallowing razor blades when i eat/drink anything - even water! i went that afternoon & filled my prescription, but let me tell u what - the Pink Magic ain't so magic! it numbs ur tongue/throat 4 about 20 seconds & not even that well!

so when i went in 4 my radiation treatment yesterday, i had the doc give me a prescription 4 pain meds...she had told me last week 2 let her know if the pain got too bad & she could prescribe something...& i was all like "oh, it's not so bad...& i have a high tolerance 4 pain"...4get that! i've literally been tearing up just trying 2 eat the softest stuff (like oatmeal)!

then, because the radiation is irritating my esophagus, just like my throat, i'm having reflux issues...& u guessed it - when it comes back up in2 my throat, it hurts almost as bad as when something is going down!

thankfully, the good ol doc gave me a prescription 4 percocet yesterday...it's not taking away the pain completely - but definitely taking the edge off & making it easier 2 swallow food...i'm not super loopy or anything, but it's making me feel hazy & tired - i dozed off waiting 4 them 2 call me back 4 radiation 2day & again while inside my mask...although, that was mostly because they took extra long 2day - getting some films, 2 prepare 2 "narrow the field" of my treatment starting 2moro

only 1 more week 2 go!