It is getting worse

I now only have three more treatments left. These treatments are so much faster than the ones before. The machine is only on for maybe a minute or so. They also put a piece of lead over the broken skin to help protect it. What they did not tell me before was that there are cumulative effects of radiation. So I will continue to feel the effects of radiation for up to seven days after the treatments end. I was not expecting this at all. The area looks absolutely horrible and it is starting to blister like crazy. I am in so much pain! Every four hours I am taking my pain pill and it does not make the pain go away, it just dulls it.

Today my puppy Fiona came running inside and I was not paying attention. She pounced on my leg and I screamed in agony. It was pain like you could not even imagine. Then I was trying to look at my leg to make sure she did not break the skin and I accidentally barely scratched the area with my nail. And I mean barely grazed it. But dear Lord, it felt like I sliced it open with a knife. I was crying in pain! My leg is so swollen too. It feels very tight and like at any moment can pop. I am so glad that I almost done.

I am so glad to have the next four days off from work! I will attempt to take it easy and to stay in bed for as much of these next few days as possible. So ready for Christmas too. I a very excited to see my daughter open her presents!!