It's spring break-yeah! The only problem is that the kids and I will be spending the break driving to Battle Creek everyday. But on a positive note, I only have 6 more radiation treatments left! This past week my Mom, Dad and Gale Chaffee accompanied me to radiation on different days. Today I had my Mom (the birthday girl), Gavin, Alexis, Keri, Keegan, Hunter, Emilie and Averie with me! We ate lunch at Cracker Barrel beforehand, yummy!
On Monday I met Aunt Janice Booher for lunch in Charlotte. I was telling her how the radiation hasn't been too bad yet. Well on Tuesday morning I woke up knowing that I had spoke too soon:(
Very red and uncomfortable. One of the radiation techs saw it and said that I needed to go see the nurse to get some different cream. They gave me Regenecare that has Lidocaine in it. That seems to be working nicely for me.
Another weird post chemo issue came up this week. I knew that it was common to have discolored fingernails during or after chemo but what I hadn't heard about yet was fingernails lifting off of the nail bed. Mine are in the early stages of this. I have read lots on the Internet regarding this and it sounds nasty. I'm hoping it doesn't get much worse since many women have actually had many or all of their fingernails come right off. Some have had their fingernails turn black! According to the tips online I have cut my nails short, am already taking the suggested Biotin and am going to use Nail Envy which is a nail strengthener. Thank you to my sister who let me borrow hers! Thank you also to my sis-in-law who helped me get my dosage of Biotin figured out:)
Today was sunny and in the upper 50's. After dinner I took a power walk down the road. It was only just a little over 1/4 mile but it was enough for me. As I sit here writing this I can feel my legs cramping up. It reminds me that I have a long way to go in getting my body back to where it was. I am going to walk a 5k on April 27th so I will need to get out and get walking to be ready. My goal is to be able to run another 5k by the end of summer. Gonna have to have lots more sunny & warm days like today to make that happen!
