12 down...16 to go!

12/28 daily radiation treatments in the books...been a long time since posting last. Mostly because...I. Am. Tired. haha. But, really. I am tired. Coming right out of surgery, more chemo, hospital stay, more chemo...then straight into radiation treatment. Taking quite the toll on my body.

I'm regaining strength each day and handling radiation treatment with few things to note. A slice of my esophagus is getting treated because it's in the field which is causing my voice to sound kind of weird and also a strange sticky feeling in my throat. This will get better a bit out of treatment. It took us a couple of treatments to realize that the rash I was having was from the laundry detergent used to clean the towels at the treatment center, not a radiation rxn (thank God I'm not allergic to radiation...holy cow...yes, that is a possibility!!). So now on top of my job of getting to the treatment center everyday, I also am in charge of cleaning my own towels at home. Geez. I really can't get a break! haha.

Some other things we've been up to...

Lots of perfect and adorable babies!! I've told you before that if you have one, you better just get ready for me to sneak away to a corner with him until he poops or cries...then he's all yours!

Jonathon and Austin took their first away trip together without mom to visit Jonathon's adorable niece and nephews plus a special visit from his buddy Connor...they had a blast and all came back in one piece!

I am currently obsessed with pictures of Austin in his little underwear. Took a few days at home, a lot of suckers and a bag of m&ms and we are full fledged big boy around here. Thinking about it, maybe I should add potty training week to my list of reasons why I. Am. Tired.

School's out for summer and so is Auntie Boog...been getting lots of time in with my fav 11 year old. She's the BEST.

Last quick update...

I took a quick trip to the specialized breast cancer treatment center last week to complete some blood screening for possibly participating in a clinical vaccine trial (and of course, to get another professional booby feeler or 2 to get their hands on lefty and what's left of righty!). Got my screening results back today and I do not qualify for any of the trials that are going on right now. I told my mom that I felt like a failed a test. Like I was in trouble or did something wrong. I have some more to share later on what this means for my future treatment path...going to have a visit with good old Dr. Jim soon and will keep you posted!

Win the Day!
Jenn