littleprincess's Cancer Blog
June 25, 2008
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Today I got new piercings and tattoos! To mark my radiation field! They injected platinum seeds to mark the end of my vaginal cuff-OWWWWW! I was feeling great, but now I’m sore like right after surgery. My treatment has been pushed out a few days until July 7. Which the rad onc says will be good since my vagina could use a little more time to heal-she said this before she put those things in me. I’m markered up and got 3 new tattoos, but no one will be able to see those. They’re supposed to be tiny. So I’m all signed up for a study for IMRT. Image mediated radiotherapy. I think…Anyway. They are supposed to be able to use my images to further focus the radiation, thereby further minimizing risks to other tissues. Sounds good to me!
I’m still amazed at the range of emotions I go through everyday. About all sorts of stuff. Monday I went to work for a few hours and was feeling terrific. I got home and started reading my friends’ blogs about their kids and got sooo depressed for so many reasons. These are 2 girls that I grew up with. It was a bit hard for me to read about their families when I don’t have one. You know how little girls are-planning thier weddings and families from the time they can talk. We were supposed to raise our families together. I’m a little behind! =o) So I haven’t seen them in 8 years, and was supposed to have lunch with one of them today. I was so nervous, but then I got there and it was like no time had passed at all. It was a huge relief. I’m glad I finally got my head out of my you know and called. I’ve said it before, but for everything I get depressed about there’s something to pull me back up.
Well, I have to go get my house clean so we can mess it up at the party! Love and hugs to all!
07.07.08 - 
Thanks for your support -
Just wanted to say Hi!
Thinking about you and wanted to let you know.
Hey Lisa; Sounds like you are still the ever ready battery of optimism, which gives all of us encouragement and of course is the biggest weapon you can use in this battle we so longingly want to end. Hopefully you will sail through the radiation when it begins. Thanks so much for letting us into your life a little as we all look forward to a friend’s accomplishments. You have proven that anything is possible and that you like the rest of us are after all HUMAN. Good luck in July. Weezie
I know some days are so much harder than others but hang in there and keep up the fight.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.