Saturday, July 10, 2021 12:39 PM

   Hi! Well, the radiation has begun. Thursday & Friday this past week. The procedure itself is non stressful, and just a few minutes. What I didn't count on was the challenge to get my bladder to cooperate. Yesterday, we were there 2 hours instead of half an hour because: too full, not full enough then when just right, other patients were being attended to, then it was too full again. Bla-bla-bla-bladder! Timing is everything, so we're going to try to be there at least 15 minutes early and hopefully be ready when I'm called.  

   The staff are very kind and patient. It's a super serious department for sure. A gentleman I'll probably see for the rest of my treatments, has 30 all-together. His first 3, followed his chemo- therapy appointment an hour earlier, for his lungs. Now that's pretty tough! So the 'inconvenience' my bladder is causing, I won't let stress me. 

   I'm very grateful to a dear friend who just finished her own series of radiation and gave me a couple of super-duper skin creams that worked really well for her, against the side effect of radiation burn.

  Take care of yourself! God bless you and your loved ones! xoxo