Radiation Plan Update?

 Hi all!


On 4/23, our wedding anniversary, we had a great time going in for our consultation with the Radiology Oncology team, to talk about when and what type of radiation I will receive. We were with the Radiologist, Dr. Lim for about an hour. 

First, let me take you back 15 years...Treatment was - I had surgery to remove the 2 tumors and my lymph nodes, did 4 rounds of chemo and then did 6 weeks of radiation, 5 days per week, so 30 rounds to the general area of the right breast (where my primary cancer was) and my clavicle above there. Then, did 5 years of Tamoxifen. I sailed through it mostly ok at 45 years of age...got a little tired, and used some really good tissue repair cream called M'lis that kept my skin in good shape.  I have a nice tan line there now though.

In metastatic breast cancer (MBC), it's a different ball game for all the treatment vs. the primary breast cancer. 

As far as radation plan goes...The radiology team is still doing their studies on everything about my type (bone), previous radiation records, and my tumor location on the hip/pelvis bone to figure out the plan, but it will likely be HIGH-DOSE radiation, either SRBT or something else TBD.  So, about the same dose as 30 rounds of radiation condensed down to about 5 days. It's a hit-it-hard approach.

Today, I did Radiation Simulation and got to mold my body to a pillow type form so that through radiation, I am in the same exact position. They moved the blankets under me to move my body perfectly targeted where they want it and took photos and then...

The tattoos came. I got 3 this time...the first time I got 5, so I'm convinced somewhere there is a constellation to be found. More to come on that...The tattoos are the points where the radiation beams align. It's very scientific. 

Here's what they look like. NO, this is not me!  It's a photo demo of my new tats. I'll update you as we learn the final plan. 

Hugs and love! 

Jill and Chill 




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