I loved the techs I had for my radiation treatments. They made coming in everyday bearable. If I wouldn't have had them, I'm not sure I would've been able to get through all the treatments.
Now I will confess I broke the machine a couple of times. And I had to laugh, They have to line you up and I have tattoos (little black dots) that they needed to line up in the machine. They would move my hips and then try to move my stomach. I joked with them one time that I had eaten Halloween candy, I wasn't sure how much my stomach would move. They said enough for them to get it all lined up.
I wasn't kidding about breaking the machine. The one day I think all electronics decided to go down. I was at both schools trouble shooting tech issues. I went to my radiation appointment and I joked with the techs that machines were deciding not to work around me. The goggles didn't work, that tells me how much to breath in. They couldn't get it to work, so they had to tell me when I got to the correct point. Then I hear. Don't move Shelly. The box that was taped to my tummy wasn't working. That tells them how much I have breathed in. She adjusted some wires and got it to work, as she was walking out I said. Told ya. She laughed at that statement.
As most of you know, I can't do normal. So I decided that for my last radiation, I would dress up. for my last big chemo I wore my favorite shirt, my favorite shoes, my purple wig and my tiara. I debated about wearing a superhero cape. I have a purple one, I also have a purple tutu. (no one should be surprised at that) I decided to do sparkles. I looked in my costume bin at home and came up with a sparkly jacket, top and skirt. I added my sparkly chucks and of course my tiara. And yes, I wore that outfit to school. No one seemed surprised.
This was the sign on my desk chair when I got to school. Everyone had been so supportive. Have I said that I work with the best people. They have been my cheerleaders since this began.
I put up my Christmas tree. How blessed I am that I am strong enough to put them up. (Yes it is a them, I have four trees up in my house.) As I was putting up my tree, I came across some ornaments I have had since grade school.
Plus I came across the shoe ornaments I had bought the last couple of year. I love Christmas and the lights. I also put up my Christmas village. And my nativity set. How great it is that I am reminded of how God keeps his promises. He promised to send his son and at Christmas we celebrate the fact that His son came to earth to pay for our sins. How great is His love for us. He kept me close to him as I went through all my treatments and I am so grateful He was looking after me.
I graduated from PT. 
I am almost back to my preop range of motion. My PT person gave me things to do to make sure I am getting stronger. I do have to make sure my arm isn't getting any bigger. That means I need to go in right away. I will have to do that for the rest of my life.
I am almost back to my preop range of motion. My PT person gave me things to do to make sure I am getting stronger. I do have to make sure my arm isn't getting any bigger. That means I need to go in right away. I will have to do that for the rest of my life.
So what are my next steps. I'm not quite done. I have to meet with someone to discuss the next steps. She is a Physicians Assistant. She will go through all my reports and go over what I need to do next. For the next couple of weeks, I will still need to put lotion on my radiation area. Talk about a strange feeling, to put lotion on a place that you don't have any feeling. The feeling will return someday. It will take awhile. I also have to meet with the plastics guy. I get to become unlopsided. The right side had to be smaller than the left, now I can get the right side filled, so they will be the same size. Then after I'm healed I will talk to him about getting my permeant implants.
So in the meantime, I will enjoy the winter wonderland. We got over 6 inches of snow today. I was blessed to be able to shovel the snow and take Jovi out. Jovi was not excited about the snow. She really likes the warmer weather better. I agree with her. I'm planning on what I am doing with the Kinders and First graders along with the 4K kiddos. Snowmen and Gingerbread are in the plans.
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