One ZAP left and I’m done!
Well today was my second to last radiation treatment, which means tomorrow is my last! I’m excited this treatment is finally coming to an end and I can start healing in earnest. My mouth is still pretty thrashed, but not much worse than it has been for weeks now. The skin around my neck is also raw and looks like alligator hide, but frequent moisturizing with lotions keeps me in good shape. It will all heal in time.
One problem I’m noticing recently is the build up of mucus in the back of my throat (mucositis). Clearing my throat can be tough, and the mucus frequently makes me gag. Especially when I’ve been sleeping or napping. I’ll wake up with a great deal of mucus and have to make dash to the bathroom so I can breath normally. UGH. The swish and swallow helps, but the mucus remains a real bummer at this point.
Well, tomorrow will be my last day of treatment and just about everybody who knows me, knows that Thursday is a happy day. Hopefully I can bring home my much hated radiation mask and put it into the fire, never to be seen or heard from again!
So happy tomorrow is the day. Know you are so excited. Now you can start healing. Deirdre and I have tickets to Ca. on May 24th. Will get back to you once she gets her plan of side trips scheduled. So many things she wants to do. I was really glad to see this message from you since it had been a while. We love you