Tonight I'll be given my 19th session of RT, and the treatment will be over. I've done well really, yes some tiredness and lethargy and until the last four sessions my skin had remained in pretty good shape. However, starting from the 16th lot, the skin in my armpit suddenly decided enough was enough. It became very red, very hot and very sore. My usual treating of the skin with aloevera just didn't touch it. By the evening of the 17th session, I knew I had to get someone to check it out. The nurse told me it was just beginning to blister, and gave me cream ( no idea what it is, as she transferred it into an empty syringe) to apply 2x a day. It's really helped, and although the skin is still pretty red, the heat and soreness have abated.
So tonight when I walk out of the RT department, I wonder how I will feel? Relieved, deflated, empty..possibly a mixture of all 3, but also feeling very lucky and grateful for all the fantastic treatment I've been given!
I know this isn't over, more follow up appointments, Letrozole to be taken for at least 5 years, but the speed with which it was all dealt with, along with the kind and caring staff have made what was a shocking earth shattering experience into something manageable.
One step at a time has been my mantra, and so it will continue to be!
