1/6 of the way done

Today I have my 5th of 30 radiation treatments. So if my basic school math, which I never did very well at, is right I am 1/6 done. I don't have much to tell recently except I am fat, bald, and very sweaty these days. Oh what a glorious thought isn't. A hot sweaty fat bald chick....ohhhhhh babbbyyyyy!!!! Ok I am not really still technically bald. I do have the beginnings of the basic boot camp crew cut.

Enough about my hottness, radiation has been a breeze so far. Unless something crazy happens I think we might make it through without a hitch. I go in every day, dress in a gown (just the top), wait in a waiting room for about 10 minutes, the tech comes out gets me, we go into a room with a machine that takes x-rays and does radiation (fancy huh?), I slip my arm out from the gown, raise my arms above my head, hold onto a bar thingy, they position me, they leave the room, the machine buzzes a few times and two minutes later I get up and leave. Well I put my gown back on and then go back done the hall, get dressed, and up the elevator. I know, it sounds fascinating doesn't it?

Then Tom and I take off for Mt Tabor where we re-confirm to ourselves that we are fat, lazy, and did I mention out of shape. We hike to the top and then attempt to run 1 1/2 miles. Recently we have both had a few set backs with our knees but we promise we will be sprinting across that finish line at the Race for the Cure Sept. 17. In fact you might want to come just to see Tom and I pushing people down to get past them to win this thing. Or you may see us dead on the side of the street.

Any whooo!!! That is it for now.

Lots of love

Howdy

I don't have much to report just yet but I wanted to update the site just in case someone out there in this great big world is still reading.

I had my first set up appointment for radiation last week. It was really easy. I was placed in a CT scan machine, placed my arms over my head, held on to a bar and let the machine do it's business. I of course was naked from the waste up. Thank the Lord for the handle bars I had to hold onto over my head. At least it made me appear to not be as fat as I feel and probably look. Any who, that was about it except they did give my 4 micro tattoos for alignment for my future visits. One on my sternum, one of each rib and one on the left side of my left boob. It felt like a small pin prick and not much more. They are soooo small I can barely see them. How about some good and bad news.

Good News:My hair is returning slowly but surely.
Bad News:It appears to be returning much more gray than before
Good News:I can color it
Bad News:Not for 6 months or it might fall out again
Good News: My eyebrows have come back with a vengeance
Bad News: Crap! My eyebrows look like caterpillars
Good News: I can tweeze them
Bad News: My vision is crappy cuz I am getting old.
Good News: My body hair has returned
Bad News: My body hair has returned!
Good News: I have 6 weeks of radiation left
Bad News: I am fat and have to stop eating. (that has nothing to do with radiation but I wanted to slip it in there anyway)
Good News: We are finally on the back side of this cancer crap
Bad News: I can't use my cancer crap any longer as an excuse for being lazy. (I think Tom is catching on)
Good News: Radiation begins this Friday
The Best News: I am a 4 month survivor and counting.


Don’t forget Sunday Sept 17 is the big Race for the Cure. Come join us for the 5K (3.1 mile) run 5K walk, 1 mile walk or meet us at the finish line. Contact me via my cell if you are interested. I am going to run the 5K race and when I cross that finish line it will be over my friends. I will be done with Breast Cancer and hopefully a lot healthier than when I started this crazy ride. Contact me or Tom if you are interested in participating.
All are welcome. Here is a link http://www.komenoregon.org/Race_for_the_Cure/. I have not yet set up a team but I will soon. I am working on a funny name. Any suggestions are welcome.

Love you all