Well, only one fucker (aka radiation treatment) to go. I'll admit, I almost quit the whole thing last week. I was given the option to stop treatment after I had a meltdown in front of my radiation doctor. Not a proud moment, but the pain was unreal (I'm not going to go into detail in case someone that's just starting treatment is reading this). Of course, I didn't quit. I'm not going to take any chances - I must completely kill this tumor. The good news is, the doctor prescribed an alternative pain medication, and it's helping me manage the pain. I feel a lot better since taking it (thank god!). They say that this last stretch will be the worst, so I'm just trying to get through it. If you are new to treatment, don't worry, you don't have to live with unbearable pain. There are different medication options to help - you WILL get through it! Eating the most bland diet ever, sucks. I miss flavour. I miss REAL food. But mostly, I miss wine (*hmm..um. not sure if I should admit this). Hopefully, I'll be able to resume some sort of normalcy in a few weeks. After Monday's treatment, I will wait for about two months and then have an MRI, and then we will confirm that there's no more cancer. This bitch better be gone by then! In the meantime, I am joining a support group through CCC (Colorectal Cancer Canada) for young people going through treatment. I would love to connect with others who share a similar experience, and I want to try and help others going through this (although, I'm sure it'll be others helping me more).
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