The third week of radiation treatment is complete. Its been a short week however. On Monday the clinic was having computer updates loaded so no one had treatments that day. Then today being Friday, July 3rd the clinic is closed for the holiday. That means only three days of treatments this week.
One thing I have noticed is that the radiation exposure time for the treatments has been progressively getting longer. The first few treatments were done to a count of 5. Yesterday the long exposure times were done to a count of 18. I think this increase in exposure time is to allow the radiation to penetrate deeper into the skin.
My arm is only slightly darker than when the treatments began but more freckles are beginning to appear on my arm. My doctor says that's normal and what he was looking for. Every Thursday is a doctor's review of my progress. Yesterday he gave me a thumbs up for now. He inspects my arm, shoulder and armpit looking for any issues. He also checks my neck for lymph node swelling. I hope that is just precautionary and a not sign that he is looking for a problem to arise.
The radiated area hasn't bothered me yet. The only spot that is tender is where the primary tumor was removed. The doctor says that is normal because the skin in that area is touching the bone. Well, that's all for this week, we begin again on Monday.
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