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Ashamed: I think about (and plan for) dying. Do you?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Apr 7, 2023 | Replies (196)Comment receiving replies
Thank you! Your note came at the right time--I've just had the set up for radiation. I'll do 15 treatments, with another 5 optional. I have a huge supply of Calendula! I am worried about fatigue--particularly after treatment. I'm disabled with chronic pain and mobility issues--so fatigue is already my middle name. However, I am an expert at resting! I hope to feel well enough post treatment to take my husband to a music festival for his 70th birthday. But I know to get a nice hotel and personally to only aspire to one event per day. Thank you for the prayers and the encouragement. And for your kindness! Surprisingly, my radiation oncologist has been very collaborative and said simply that I can take 4 days off a any point in series, and of course quit if I can't go on. Th fact that I don't feel pressured is actually an incentive
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@mir123 you'll do great! I just needed someone to walk my dog for me during the worst of it. My treatment was 18 regular + 9 boost. With fewer treatments, hopefully your skin will not get too bad. When mine healed, it was darker than other skin, but that resolved in a few months. They assured me that their equipment is so precise these days that the radiation would miss my lungs. That made me feel better. Let us know how it turns out. Have fun at the music festival!