Cancer, Meet the Bell

Hello my lovelies ❤️

As I said in my last post, I was going to wait until I had the official oncology results before giving you an update. But honestly? I couldn’t keep my mouth shut that long. I needed to talk about those last three radiation treatments — you remember them, right? The ones I swore up and down I wasn’t doing… Yeah. Those ones.

I ended up doing them — because of course I did. I was feeling much better about them once Monday rolled around. Taking that week off after Brachy made a world of difference. The techs saw such an improvement in me, and I did too. No pain this time, none of that “sitting next to Satan” nonsense like the last round after Brachy.  That time off was key.

Wednesday, Dec 3 was it — my final radiation session. That officially wrapped up a grand total of 33 rounds. Thirty. Three. I was wrapped in love, drowning in support, and when it came time to ring that bell, I rang it like it owed me money and this was its final notice.

Sorry for it being the back of my head, but that's the only picture that I got. It seemed like forever before I would get the opportunity to ring it. But here we were ❤️

I’ve got an oncology appointment mid-January and my gyne in early February — which, by the way, is three days short of the one-year anniversary of me showing him that lovely little mass. You remember his iconic line: “I don’t know what this is, but it won’t hurt you.”
Yeah. That aged well.

Side Effect Update

I no longer looked like a burnt piece of blackened chicken, but more like a bad sunburn that has peeled. I still have a ways to go but all in all, it's looking pretty good.

Still peeing like a champ, and according to both oncologists, I shouldn’t have any problems moving forward. Let’s just HOPE their confidence isn’t as flimsy as some of the medical advice I’ve gotten in the past 🤞

I could not have gone through any of this without all your support. I can't express enough how much I appreciate the food, flowers, drives, prayers and laughter. And to my Captain. He definitely steered this ship for me ❤️I love you. x

In the next episode of "What Fresh Hell is this?"  Hang in there, I'll be back mid January with an update. Positive thoughts all around! 

Cheers my lovelies 🍷