So blessed

I went to a make up workshop today run by the Look Good Feel Better charity. The charity runs these workshops worldwide to combat and support women in the visible side effects of cancer treatment. It was so much fun! Two hours of learning about how to apply make up properly and getting to know other women who were in various stages of treatment. Also I didn't realise that we got to take home the products with us! I felt so blessed! We each got a big bag of products that have been sponsored by big companies like Clinique, Lancôme, Olay, Estée Lauder, L'Oreal, etc. How wonderful! This is definitely the upside of having cancer. Being the recipient of lovely things!

More Hair

My hair is growing nicely and I think blacker than before, if that is even possible!

So Quick

The treatment sessions are so quick that it almost seems not worth making the trip into town for. Obviously I know I have to do it. My radiography team are Helen, Mike and Gordon. I will be seeing them every day for the next month and they will be seeing my boobs every day. I even have my own gown that I bring back and forth.

On the ceiling of the treatment room is a nice large picture of a sunny sky, dotted with colourful hot air balloons flying up into the sky. I thought that was very thoughtful of whoever designed the room so that us patients have something pleasant to look at every day.

Radiotherapy Started

My radiotherapy started today and it's not very exciting. I lie on the treatment table, the radiographers adjust my body to the exact position that was recorded in my planning session. Then a machine that is a bigger version of the light that is used when you go to the dentist, is positioned to one side of me and the treatment is given. And then the opposite side. There is no beam that I can see and I don't feel anything. The treatment is over in 10 minutes. However, the side effects are tiredness and sore skin. The radiographers tell me that I probably will start to feel tired after a week/10 days of treatment.

It is funny how it is now very normal to strip in front of perfect strangers on my medical visits. And they don't bat an eyelid. They've seen it all before.

Hair Update

My hair is growing really well and hopefully I should be able to take off my hats and head scarves in public soon. 

I had my radiotherapy treatment planning appointment on Friday and I am starting treatment on the 16th, every day for 3 - 4 weeks.