End of Treatments! Now the wait for the results.

Hello everyone! On Thursday June the 10, I had my last radiation treatment! I will not miss getting the daily shots, or the sensation of being strapped down with a tongue depressor between my teeth for 20 to 40 minutes a day. I would like to thank everyone that has visited my blog for updates, prayed for me, or just sent me positive thoughts. I have been lucky to have a great support group as well as receiving support from unexpected people and places. In the month leading up to my CT scan, I will be attempting to get back to normal. My energy levels will get better, and I will not be wiped out from walking down a flight of stairs. My biggest challenge and something that I am looking forward to is getting my taste buds back! I have been torturing myself and got hooked on the Food Network! Since everything taste like wet paper, I have been collecting recipes and testing them out on Jess (She would not tell me if they are bad or not…just yet). Once I can taste just one thing, I am going to probably burn myself out on that food quickly since I have had nothing but ensure shakes for the past Month! I will keep the blog updated with progress and recipes.

No Chemo for You!

Well, Tony's last chemo (on Tuesday) turned out to be...no chemo. He had been joking that maybe his blood counts would be too low for chemo, and as it turned out, they were. His white blood cells were 2.0 (normal is 4.5 to 10.0). So his doctor said this was too low, and that's it for chemo. He's done.

The radiation, unfortunately, continues. He did have one day off (today) because they had to re-do the computer mapping for his new "skinnier" mask. But this is just a one day break, so not too bad. He has five more treatments, and then we'll schedule a CT scan. Can't WAIT to be done.

Also, a funny story: Tony had wanted to get a bracelet engraved with the end date of his treatments. So I found a nice stainless steel, manly bracelet and had it engraved with the cancer ribbon symbol and the date of his last treatment (6-8-10). Aaaaand then they told us he would have to be off an extra day due to the computer mapping stuff, which means his actual last day of treatment will be 6-9-10. (Sigh). THEY MESSED UP MY BRACELET!! Ah well. Note to self: cancer is unpredictable. I'm waiting until he's ALL the way done now. ;)