I can't believe it has been so long since I posted. The last month has been crazy.
I finished my radiation on Friday the 5th. I got a bit burnt but nothing major. Being fair skinned I have gotten worse sunburns. I did have a spot on my collar bone that got pretty red and blistered and peeled. It burnt straight through(which makes sense) which I was not anticipating. My shoulder blade was red and peeled too.
I had a bit of a break down somewhere at the beginning of November. After talking with my family and doctors decided that it would be best for me to take some time off to recoup. I have plenty of time that has been awarded to me through sick bank(more than I think I will ever use). I am going to try just an intermittent leave. Meaning that I will be at school a few days a week. If this doesn't work out then I will look into taking a month or two off. I have struggled with this but feel that it is in my best interest to take off as many days as I can. I feel like I am letting down my groups at school by being there. I can't focus very well and as far as multi-tasking there is no way. I am hoping that by January/February it will start coming back together for me.
My radiation oncologist gave me this comparison. She said it is like Hurricane Katrina. The storm comes in tears everything down in a short period of time but it takes much longer to rebuild. They are still repairing homes and buildings after Katrina hit. So for me this means that my body is in the rebuilding process. Even though I am done with all my treatments my body is not 100%. I hear people say it could take 6 months to a year before I am even close to being back to the old Lynda and even then it may not be 100%.
I have to go help Hunter now but will update some more. I have a lot to catch up on.
