September 24-28, 2007

This is a normal week of getting up early every day and getting into the Hulston center for radiation. I am very weak because I am not eating solids. By Thursday I am pretty sick. On my way out of radiation I become nauseous and throw the Gatorade I drank this morning. When I throw up I lose control of my bowls at the same time.. I hate diarrhea.. the oozing open sores on my pelvic/butt area from radiation burn like crazy every time I have diarrhea!! Life SUCKS!!! One of the nurses recommends that I see the radiation oncologist.. so I go in and see Dr Albritton. He decides I need to get some fluids via IV.. so I go upstairs to the outpatient area and am hooked up and I get 2 FULL bags of IV fluids... I immediately feel better and go home and sleep VERY good that night.
I always look forward to the weekend because I get a break from radiation. The burns have gotten so bad that I am in pain 24/7. Nothing works to releave the oozing sores. I try to keep ointment on the sores at all times because if they dry out too much they crack and bleed even more than usual.
This week marks 23 radiation treatments. When I am around my 30th treatment I will be getting my 2nd round of 96 hours of chemo. So.. sometime in the next 2 weeks I will be getting my last rounds of radiation and chemo!!!