I went through 5 weeks of intense radiation treatment. I started August 19th and my last treatment was Sept. 20th. Radiation wasn't as bad I thought it was going to be ..... UNTILL the end lol. It started off with them tattooing me to plan where the beams would go, it was important to make sure they were consistent everyday. I received treatment everyday Monday -Friday and had to travel to Hamilton for each treatment. The treatment took about 10 min from start to finish. It took longer to drive there and home. I have to thank Dean for driving me to majority of my appointments and my mother for watching Alyssa majority of the time, I don't know what I would do without there help. Every week I'd meet with my radiation oncologist and she kept saying my symptoms would get worse lol. She was right, as it got closer to the end I started to experience more symptoms. My skin between thighs was red and burnt, very painful to walk. Each week got worse and worse. It was a really emotional and tough time but somehow I made it through ..... No idea how but I did!!!
Why Me? This is still a question I ask myself quite often, almost too often. I've asked my oncologist from day one why me? Her response to me, there is no reason Laura why you got cancer, you didn't eat anything, you didn't do anything to get it. This is the mystery of cancer, no one knows why people get it. It's a horrible disease and I think I'm just starting to see how horrible it really is. I have friends and family who are cancer survivors, I've spent a lot of time confiding in them and talking about my struggles. My 2 friends who both are cancer survivors are the most positive people I know and a huge inspiration to me and when I'm having a rough time with things I turn to them. One of them is my best friend who is a cancer survivor going on 9 years and another is a former coworker who also survived cancer and has been cancer free for 3 years. It's not that I can't talk to other friends or family about my struggles but sometime...
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