June 2nd Today is the last day of my "normal" radiation treatments. Starting tomorrow I begin something called boosters. It's a little more intensive and aim directly on my mastectomy scar. According to my doctor, breast cancer has a higher chance of reoccuring in the scar area, so they do 5 treatments directly to the scar. Hopefully, this will ward off any chance of the cancer coming back.
My bloodcounts have been coming back a little low the last 3 weeks. I think it's so funny that my WBC & platelets were within normal limits all during my chemo but now....At this time they aren't really concerned about them but the doc said that if they drop much lower I will need to wear a mask out in public. Dr Price said that this could be a side effect of the radiation hitting the sternum. Apparently, the sternum is a big enough producer of bone marrow that it can make a difference in my blood count. I've lost a little weight so for right now my bones are not hidden very well by fat and this means they are getting the full strenth of radiation. I'm sure once I get back to work by bones will be covered by lots of fat. We love to eat at work :) Well, when I'm "normal" I just love to eat.
I am really looking forward to you coming back to work! I will bring you lots of yummy snacks and treats when you get here!
ReplyDeleteLove & Hugs! :)