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!!!
My days in ICU were alright I guess. I spent a lot of time sleeping. For the first few days my blood levels were everywhere and I ended up needing more blood after the surgery. A lot of my time in ICU was a blur. Saturday which was day after my surgery was Alyssa's first birthday. I can't believe she is 1 already. I did get to see her on her birthday which was nice, but I was tired and she was in a new place and got fussy pretty quick. The morning of her birthday my sister in law and brother were kind enough to watch her and had a mini party for her. See some of the pics below: She had a blast for her birthday and was totally spoiled. Back to ICU days .... My doctors had thought I'd still have the breathing tube in a few days after surgery. Everything went so well I was moved out of ICU by Tuesday. I was moved to my own private room, it wasn't on the floor my doctor originally wanted me to be but it would work until a room opened up. T
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