Sorry I've been so slow to update the blog, and hopefully this will be the last update for awhile. I finished radiation on June 29, so that's it for the treatments (9 months later)! Now I just have to take a hormone blocker for 5 years to starve whatever cancer cells might be leftover of the estrogen that they use to grow. I started taking that 2 weeks ago and so far haven't noticed any side effects, which is a relief since I'm supposed to take it for so long.
The radiation people said that my skin looked better than average when I finished up, which makes me wonder what worse than average would look like. It's not like a sunburn, which is what I thought it would be like, although it is red it's more like a rash. Luckily most of the area is still numb from the surgery, because the spots that I can feel are kind of itchy. It's just now starting to look a little better. I never did get worn down and tired again after that one time, so I've been able to make the most of my time off the last couple of weeks.
For those who aren't plugged in to Minnesota politics, the State government shut down on July 1 because the politicians couldn't agree on a budget. Most state employees (including my entire office) were laid off. It looks like they have finally come to an agreement and we will start back up again on Monday. In the mean time, I thoroughly enjoyed my time off, going to the coffee shop every morning and working in the yard all day. I had neglected the yard all spring and it's been a good year for weeds, but things are looking sharp now. I could get used to this kind of lifestyle, if only money would magically appear from somewhere.
Hope that you all enjoy the rest of your summer and that I don't have anything more to post aside from boring checkups that don't find anything wrong. Take care.
