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Survivor Update

Jan 26, 2008
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Here are some pictures. Look how well I have healed :))

Look Mom! all better resized

Here is the underside, its coming along nicely too:

Underside healing resized

And finally, the burn. This is the boost area that they shot at for 8 days. Its starting to "peak" I think. I hope. It hurts!

Boost area burn resized

We're getting better at taking breast cancer treatment pictures so they don't look like boobs eh? Its a shame I even have to think this way. Carefully weighing my words, carefully cropping pictures...IT IS WHAT IT IS!!! BREAST CANCER!!! THIS IS THE CURE!!!

ok, steps off soap box.

peace :))

I wanted to post today...

Jan 19, 2008
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And I guess I am. Sort of. Its just that I am totally wiped out. As soon as I am able, I got a lot to blog about and share.

(makes note to kick self in the ass tomorrow morning)

peace

ps: one more charbroiling radiation session to go, 9 days under my belt w/o cigs!

I just want to scream.

Jan 12, 2008
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They gave me this to put on my burns. Actually, they gave me one and told me that I could buy them at Waukesha Memorial pharmacy for about 30 bucks. As soon as Rita put in on, it was instant relief. Not total, but enough that I was no longer wincing whenever my arm touched my side. Protection relief is what it feels like. Still hurts underneath but Relief none-the-less. So Michael is googling it this morning and finds it on ebay. I thought "i bet i could find it on amazon". AND I have a 25.00 gift certificate for amazon.com so I searched it and this is the disclaimer I found underneath the product. Sigh. wtf? (throws hands up in the air) I give up.

Mepilex

they feel good. do i take them off because in california they have been found to cause cancer? wtf is DEHP and EtO? am I supposed to be scared of this warning? do i ignore it...

Here's my burns.
this part doesn't actually hurt. michael took these pictures this morning. this afternoon, all the burns look worse. now i understand what they mean by cumulative. its pretty scary knowing that i have 7-9 more days of it getting worse before it gets better.

Underneath

Note: That is not nipple between my fingers. It is burnt skin. I cropped the nipple out.

i'm not going to put my nipple here, i just can't post a full breast picture, i haven't lost ALL my modesty. it looks bad though, it is greenish/brown in color with a bright red tip. hurts like hell if it rubs on anything. i am wearing a compression type camisole with a shelf bra in it that i barely fit into because i am so freaking large, but i bought the largest size so i would have something to wear to hold them up and protect my nipple from rubbing.

here's the side. it hurts so bad. just look at the picture, you will feel how bad it hurts.
the green circle is where i am getting the boost. paul redraws it on every time i go in. oh, the good news, you can see my armpit hair is starting to grow. i wouldn't dare shave it though. i did try shaving a few days ago with my electric razor, but even that hurt. you can't see it too good here, but the burn is in a perfect square around my breast.

Side

here is the front. you can barely see the mapping, but underneath my necklace and to the right of it is how white my skin is. from my under breastbone down to the scar on my breast it is red, but it itches more than hurts. i don't dare scratch it though, unless i want brief agony. you ever get a bad sunburn and accidentally scratch it in your sleep or whatnot? yikes.

Front

so i put the silicone patches on the side, underneath, and over my nipple area and with a percoset and a xanax, i can almost forget how bad it hurts. every time i move my arm up or out or down, it feels like the skin is tearing so that reminds me. you know what? i don't know what to think about the "its been known to cause cancer in california" statement. it is so ludicrous to even think they would use something that causes cancer to treat a wound! i sure am not going to stop using them until i see dr. jones on monday.

sorry for bellyaching...i didn't think it was going to get this bad, and its only going to get worse before it gets better.

sigh