After I finished the chemo I went back to work... and then started the rads..
I thought that was going to be the easy part... but lo and behold it was far from that.... can I say Chemo was easier...less painful ....the rads took a while for the burn to show, but of course the weather being humid didn't help.
The rads people were great, and the nurses helped with the dressing... but it got to the stage where sheets of skin were just falling off.
I stopped work again in December...and finished rads the week of Christmas 2010. Wrapped in plastic....the skin started to heal as soon as the burning was stopped...
On New Year's Eve I went and got my prothesis fitted...so I started the new year with a new booby...yay
And so we start 2011...bound to be a better year... has to be...
Back at work fulltime, I took some Long Service Leave in March, to have a break where I was not sick or healing...and have some time to develop some energy to be back at work....
An exhausting year... my blood tests in Jan and mid year have been ok...I am due to go back to see breast surgeon...well overdue now... must get around to making an appointment!! I had my blood test today, and will see the onc on Tuesday next week...
I am a little on edge about it.... but you know what... I have been getting on top of things... my classes have done ok... and I am very tired... but still going...
Already a year past chemo, and it feels like it was a bad dream... and now... it's time for sleep again
