The Finish Line Is Near

Wow, I can almost see the end in sight. I had doctor visits with both my oncologist and radiation oncologist last week. They went very well. My oncologist does not want to see me again until February. YEAH! She gave me a prescription for Tamoxafin which I am to start taking two weeks after radiation ends. Once I have my ovaries removed (March?), she will switch me over to an analase inhibitor. The radiation oncologist is very pleased with the amount of radiation that my sites are receiving. They use a bolus on the skin during treatment, which is really a metal scarf that acts to amplify the radiation beams at the surface and it also prevents the beams from penetratitng lower in the skin to the organs. Thus, the radiated sites are receiving a much stronger dose. The doctor has decided to reduce the number of my treatments from 33 to 25. This means I only have 6 more treatments to go!!!! I am grateful as it is getting very painful. On the plus side, while I am tired I do feel more like the old Cheryl. Even my cognitive abilities are coming back. My boss should be pleased about that :-) In addition, my hair, including eyebrows and eyelashes are starting to grow again. They are very short however. Haydee you can now let your hair grow.