Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Radiotherapy # 10, 23 to go

Taxi arrived early, I arrived in a full waiting room before my appointment but I was seen almost immediately and first!  I always feel bad when this happens, I can only guess that the other patients have appointments due after my own.  I hope so anyway.  I always make a point of saying hello to every single person in the waiting room and saying goodbye to those who are there when I get out.  I think it's important that we show some solidarity together.  We are all there for the same shitty reason, so why not exchange a small courteous word?

There was another trainee today.  He seemed more self assured than the last one and that gave me confidence in him.  Another lesson for life - look like you know what you're doing and people will trust you and believe you!

True to everything I'd read and heard, my breast is starting to hurt.  I've had bad pins and needles in the left from time to time right from the start.  It is starting to go red now, however.  This can lead to quite serious burns and I'm a little disappointed as I'm doing all I can to stave off the burns but the redness is starting already.  With so many sessions to go, I'm worried about what state i'll be in when I've finished the next 23 sessions.  We'll see won't we?  I can't do anything more than what I'm doing now.

My scars have been on the left have been hurting too right at the end.

Thing to be grateful for today: the smile and acknowledgement from the trainee and the manipulator when I came in the room and their concern for me when they asked what side effects I was having and GG for dropping me off in the centre of Paris so I could get out of the house on this sunny day.

And my lovely friends with whom I shared a meal this evening.

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