Uneventful.
That one word pretty much sums up radiation day 1.
I was in the room less than 15 minutes. We waiting around to talk to the Dr. (who I meet with every week). He was in the room for about 30 seconds since we didn’t have any questions. Haha! He greeted us, logged into the computer and glanced at it for a second. Then he asked us if we had any questions. We said no. That was it. Seriously, 30 seconds.
Backing up a few hours…I slept horrible last night. I kept waking up. I finally got up around 5:20 and tears starting flowing as I thought about what was coming. Not tears of fear, but of sadness that I had to go through it, even if it is easier than chemo and surgery. It’s still something and it’s an every day something for what seems like a very long time.
As I spent time in God’s Word early this morning, Isaiah 26:3 was an encouragement to me. “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You because he trust in You.”
A note card with this verse on it is sitting on my kitchen counter as a reminder to keep my thoughts on the Lord and not on the machine that will be zapping me 33 more times.
It was suggested to me by a few people to think of it as my job, so I will do that. HOWEVER, I haven’t reported to a typical job in 11 years. While I work 24/7 as a mom and then some as a website developer, it’s very different. So it will take some getting used to. 🙂
So radiation day one is complete. Below is the goofy selfie I took as I was waiting. Please notice the very stylish and enormous gown I’m wearing. At least it’s nice and warm when I put it on. 🙂
YEAH Jennifer!!
May they ALL be as uneventful!!
AND, I LOVE the picture…..VERY stylish…and the expression, priceless. €:-)
Good morning Jennifer. Isaiah 26:3 was my Mom’s “life verse”. (Don’t know if you remember her – Mrs. Kreutzfeld or Grandma “K” as many knew her) To her it brought everything into perspective and was a great encouragement. Apparently it worked – she lived to be 103 ! ! ! You have been in my prayers ever since I first heard the news about your cancer diagnosis. I have appreciated your honesty in your posts and how you have shared your heart. Keeping you, Tom and the girls in my prayers that God will continue to surround you gently with His love, peace and comfort. LOVED the picture
Jennifer, as I was going through radiation, it made it a little easier when I made a countdown chart with the total number of my treatments on it. As I completed each session, I marked it off the chart and that visual helped me see that I was making progress. I also made sure to ask God to give me a specific scripture verse for that day. I’d quote it over and over while lying under the machine having my treatment. I was told I’d have to initally have 35 rounds of radiation and then 5 boosts at the end but ended up only having to have 28 as the radiation oncologist said the radiation had done exactly what it was supposed to do after the 28th treatment. I was so happy! I did notice I got progressively more tired as treatment continued and about halfway through, I was feeling really fatigued. Listen to you body and rest when you feel you need to rest. Be super careful with your skin care regimen. You may notice you have some burning to your skin after the halfway mark but the docs are super watchful and will stop treatment a time or two if necessary to give your body a chance to heal a little. They also have some great skin creams to help with any burns and will prescribe those as necessary. Just keep focusing on the completion of this part of your journey. It will be over before you know it! I’m praying for you and I know you can do this. God has ordained this time and this part of the trial for you. Listen to Him and learn what He has to teach you during this time. He loves you so!
Thanks for the encouragement and suggestions Bonnie. 🙂 I appreciate it!
Jennifer, I pray you will be well soon. The Cancer will be gone. I am Donna’s mother. Carol Moser