Radiation burns are NO JOKE

March 5, 2019

Oh my!! So the radiation burns are starting to become super painful!!!! The actual breast area is tolerable but under my armpit KILLS! The skin is like a dark red/maroon color and is starting to peel!!! So I have a ton of open areas. On days I stay home I don’t even bother wearing a bra and actually have been wearing Jamie’s tshirts!  The baggier the better!! I find myself just lifting my arm up to the side all day so it doesn’t hit my pit lol! I yi yi! Currently in bed… took 800mg of Advil, smeared a thick layer of lidocaine cream on, and wrapped an ice pack under my pit. I was able to sleep through the night yesterday and did the following so I’m praying it works tonight 🙏 I called Lisa today (Dr. Browers nurse) and it sounds like it should get better from here on out. Also she will be asking Dr. Brower to prescribe more lidocaine cream because I’m getting low. The fatigue is also sticking with me. I find myself doing TV time with the kids a little more often then usual lol! And some days I can barely stay awake. It’s like way worse then chemo fatigue. I literally go from 100 to 0 in seconds! 

This is a “I’m irritable and in pain” kind of post lol! Don’t worry.. my next post will be more uplifting! 😂 

KPOW 💗