Radiation

 I've been meaning to write this post for a week now. I'm almost done with radiation. When I heard I had 25 rounds of treatment it sounded so daunting but now I only have 7 rounds left. YAY!!! I'm so excited. I've gone to the hospital Monday through Friday for the past three weeks. These three creams have saved my life.


If anyone you know ever has to go through radiation give them this advice: Put the MiaDerm cream on every day, multiple times a day if you can. I got an old t-shirt that I would wear to bed and I would slather aquaphor all over the area. I don't think I'm going to have much, if any, skin breakdown. 

With radiation, imagine going and getting a sunburn everyday. If you have a sunburn that peels and blisters, you can't really keep going and getting treatment. So it's kind of important to take good care of your skin to help prevent a disruption in your treatment. 

When I get radiation, I can't feel anything. I go under this machine and it rotates around me. It targets a very specific area. I have my arms above my head, holding onto some handles. There is a mold for my arms, specifically for me. I just lay on this table for about five minutes, or less, and then I'm done for the day. 

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