Last appointment with Dr. Chen

Seeing Dr. Chen, my radiation oncologist, today was wonderful. I normally see him every Wednesday to talk about my progress and if i have any complications. Out of all the 6 weeks i have only had a little bit of a problems with swallowing and my red skin. Today was 28 out of 31, 3 times left!!I feel very lucky to not have too much to complain about. We did talk about my raw and red skin today.I think it looks pretty gross but i am taking care of it really well. He mentioned me not laying out in the sun for at least a year on my chest!! Oh my goodness!! A year!! How can i not lay out in the sun for another year and miss out on next summer... "I wear sun screen ya know" this is what i told him. He did say be careful and to realize how sensitive my chest and upper back will be. I will take it as it comes and need to stay positive and not worry about laying out. What i need to concentrate on is kicking this stupid cancers butt!! I believe it is happening! Thanks all for your support!
Hope you all enjoy Roman Cucina starting next week. Remember every Tuesday of August at any of their restaurants. Bring the flyer in with you.... Romancucina.com

25!

I have done 25 out of 31 radiations already! Time is going by fast. I am feeling well and keeping myself busy. Coming up in August there will be a Benefit at Roman Cucina's each Tuesday of the month. Soon there will be a flyer that you must print out and bring it in with you. Then a percentage will go to me. Thanks to Ryan for helping me out!! So please go to drink and eat amazing food!! Check out their website http://www.romancucina.com/ to see where all the locations are at. Thanks for all your support! Enjoy your weekend!

Future plans

Today is already in the middle of the week and i just finished 23 of 31!! Yeah!!! So far i am feeling really well still. Last weekend i went to Palm Desert and had a relaxing time. It was 118 and i enjoyed that heat. I swam and layed out in the sun but only my legs where in the sun and i did not come home with a sun burn on them either. My chest looks like i baked in the sun for days because of the radiation. I had to go to Dr. Mahdavi yesterday for blood and update. We talked about what is going to happen next. When i am done i am due for a CT scan to see how the mass looks. I have not had a scan in over a month and a half!! So excited to see how small it is or if it is even there!! I made an appointment on the 10th of august for my scan and then i see Dr. Mahdavi on the 13th. Then after that on the 17th we are planning on admitting me back into Hoag for chemotherapy. 2 more rounds is what i have left!! I am so happy that this is going smooth and quick. We did talk about me doing more treatment if the mass is not responding. Haha i know i am fine! The doctors always have to say what could happen and i DO NOT BELIEVE i will have any other problems!! I do BELIEVE i am kicking this stupid cancers butt!! Thanks all for supporting me! I am really anxious to finish this and move on....

I love my Sierra she is a funny little 5 year old!!

Another week...

Today i am on 19 of 31!! Cant believe how fast this is all going. Everything seems to be ok still. I am getting a lot more red on my chest and back. It looks like a bad sunburn. The skin is starting to peal a bit. Though with all the Aloe and Aquaphor is helping out alot to keep it moisturized. It has been so beautiful and sunny lately here. I would love to just lay in the sun and go swimming yet i can not. There will be sun when i am done. My swallowing has gotten much better. I always believed that nothing can stop me from eating.. Haha. For the first time on Tuesday i was able to eat may favorite meal, Sushi!!!!! I enjoyed that soo much! I have been waiting since February to eat raw fish again. Poor Dr. Mahdavi has been listening to me bitch about not eating it and constantly asking him when can i eat sushi..So my blood counts are looking great and i am somewhat back to being normal healthy Renee. Thanks all for believing with me!!

Wednesday

Every Wednesday i will be seeing Dr. Chen my radiation oncologist. Today was a good visit. They did take a scan last Friday and everything seems to be ok. It is different than any other ct scans so it is hard to tell if it is shrinking or not. I believe that the stupid cancer is gone and they are radiating me for fun... Haha! My chest is doing ok. i am obsessed with aloe,aquaphor and hydrocortisone cream to help the redness and the burning. Then with the swallowing and digesting my food has been interesting. Now every time i eat i have the hick ups and i burp alot. Certain spices and hot food really bother my esophagus. Though with all this little complications i am still able to eat as much as i normally do. One side effect that is new for me is that i get nausea and It does come and go. Over all i am doing great and taking it like a champ! Thanks for all your support and reading about my fun adventure!!

Week 3

Hello to y'all! Hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th!! I had a wonderful day and made sure to keep out of the direct sun light. It was great to take an umbrella to the parade with me.. haha! Then with all the other BBQ's i was so full yet kept on eating. Im still having a little bit of esophagitis problems but not bad enough to stop me from eating. So this is week 3 of 6!! I saw my nurse today and the only problem i am having is the redness in my chest. It will keep on getting more red and probably start to peal and bubble up...Yuck. I get to see the radiation doctor on Wednesday to see how it is all going. I will let you all know once i talk to him. Hope you all are loving the sunshine!!!

10 out of 31!!

Done with week 2 of radiation and have 4 more to go. I am happy i get a 3 day weekend. The cancer center is closed tomorrow for the 4th of July! Happy about that yet i kind of want to do radiation as much as i can!! Tomorrow will be the only day that i will be missing my radiation. So far this week i am felling ok still. Getting tired but in the afternoon i get energy. I am trying to keep myself from doing too much. Though i am always all over the place! Relaxing is the best for me right now. I would love to lay in the sun but my skin is already getting red and peeling from the zapping. I will be enjoying my weekend and i am going to try to make it down to the Huntington parade. Hope everyone has a great weekend and be safe on the 4th! Believe....