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When I was a kid, I could always tell if I was sick enough to stay home from school if I felt guilt over asking to stay home. On a few occasions I would ask and mom would say, “okay, if you feel that bad, go back to bed.” If I could not get back to sleep because of the nagging guilt, then I knew I should be at school and I would get myself ready to go. [...]
(1) See that pink in the photo above? My radiated skin is a tad darker pink than that now. Ouch. I considered posting a modest phot with a peek at the edge of my radiation burn, but you don’t really need that for me to say it sucks. I have only run twice in the last 2 weeks, and I may need to stop to avoid the irritation. I may need to work from home or work less soon, just so I don’t have to get dressed! The worst part is under my arm where shirts and bras rub the most. I’ve found myself digging through drawers for the softest shirts I own and that I’m willing to potentially ruin with all of the calendula cream and aquaphor I’m slathering on my skin. [...]
I just typed a brilliant and witty post, providing a detailed but entertaining account of radiation so far. And then I lost it.
Because I have a throbbing headache and came home to climb into bed after today’s treatment (instead of going to work), I am not going to attempt to remember what I wrote. The brief version is: I’m very pink, with a lovely tan line (aka radiation burn) under my arm. I’m becoming slightly uncomfortable from the radiation (tender, sometimes itchy), but for the most part just tired and having muscle and joint stiffness - likely leftover effects of chemo... or just the result of parenting two wild little boys in the summer heat and humidity đ[...]
