All my treatments are done!  I had my first surgery in mid November, 3 months of chemo starting December 28 and lasting through March, my second surgery April 6, and radiation from May 3 until June 7.  

The last couple of weeks of radiation (5 days a week, 5 weeks, one or two x-rays a day and 7 radiation treatments a day--about 30 x-rays and 175 treatments--not that I was counting) I was really tired.  I drove myself most days, except once a week when I saw the doctor and Karen came with me.  I pretty much slept the afternoons away, got up for dinner and a few hours of reading and TV, then slept all night till my alarm went off.  Then up and at it again.  

My skin got burned, like a bad sunburn.  Most of it has peeled now, and the exposed raw skin (ouch) is healing.  I still tire easily.  I've been like a toddler lately, eager to do stuff but periodically going face down on the couch or bed.  I'm so happy to be back at a mostly normal life.

In a couple of months, my radiation oncologist will order a scan to look for cancer cells.  After the onslaught of surgery, chemo, and radiation, I don't see how any could have survived.  If the scan is clear, I will only see my oncologist every 6 months.  This week I have no Kaiser appointments.  I feel like I have quantities of free time.  

We're leaving for Colorado on Monday, three days in Rocky Mountain National Park and three days in Boulder for a wedding.  I'm so excited to be getting out of town, and to be feeling good except for the annoying fatigue.  Even that is lessening.  The hard part now is to pace myself so I don't get totally wiped out.

Thanks again to all of you who have supported me in various ways during this journey.  We made it!  Love to all,

Susan