Day 27 – My Healing Journey

I was still struggling with the day to day activities because my legs were still so shaky but with the Physical Therapy, I was making progress slowly but surely and at that point, that’s all I could ask for. 

I was still waiting to see if I could qualify for some home care and was continually told that they would contact me.  I was not surprised when they never did. Three weeks into the radiation I asked again about home care and was told that they should have contacted me. My response was a little snarky at that point because I was so tired of being put off. I said well that’s great, do you think they’ll contact me before I’m done with my treatments because that would be really nice.

I didn’t believe that anybody would ever call me because I don’t believe that my radiologist ever put in the order for it. At that point, it was just one more thing that nobody bothered about, I was so beyond disappointed and disgusted that I just added it to the ongoing list. 

By this time, I had the same two technicians every day and they worked together like a well oiled machine so I could pretty much count on getting in and out in less than a half an hour. I was slowly easing back into my work schedule with my clients but I was so far behind that it was overwhelming. My two employees had tried to do the best they could with their part and were there for me every step of the way trying to make things easier for me.  My appreciation ran deep for both of these women, they were not only employees, they were dear and devoted friends who supported my endeavors and who were always available to lend an ear when I needed it.

Week by week I continued to meet with the radiologist.  You could definitely could see the line of demarcation on the right breast as it got darker and more tender with every treatment. Thankfully, it was just a visual thing and not so much a physical thing, I felt no real pain, just slight discomfort and tenderness. The creams were my best friend and thankfully there was a solution.

My last day finally arrived and I’m happy to say that the whole time was pretty much smooth sailing compared to the chemotherapy treatments. I never experienced the extreme exhaustion, I had no nausea and no other symptoms. I was beyond grateful! I took cupcakes in for the technicians on my last day and they presented me with a certificate of completion. I stopped on my way home at my favorite restaurant and had my own private celebration…