Week Three of Radiation

I am doing well with radiation, but getting very sleepy after my treatments. It is more of a problem on Thursday and Friday of each week after 3 previous treatment days. My chest and under my arm are getting very red and sensitive - this will continue to get worse (oh joy). However, in the grand scheme of things I would settle for this over chemo any day. My dad arrived on Sunday and is driving me to and from my treatments. It is nice to have the company and help here.

Tomorrow, I meet with my oncologist for a check-up and to discuss the next step. I am hoping to have an oopharectomy (sp?) in the spring. This will be to remove my ovaries and reduce my Estrogen levels.

Lastly, I wanted to share with all of you the incredible feat completed by a dear friend of mine as a promise to me. She ran a marathon last month to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. While this is incredible in and of itself, it is even more so as she is not a runner. She sent me a slide show of the event and I go so choked up looking at the pictures. It is hard to notice, but she has pinned to her chest a picture of the two of us together. Way to go Haydee!