I had a follow up appointment with Dr. Brufsky today. The upshot: I’m cleared to get the shingles vaccine, which I should get now that I’m 50. I think I’ll go tomorrow after work. It’s supposed to rain all weekend and we have no plans, so it’s a good time to get it over with.…

I can taste strawberries again! They’re one of my favorite fruits, but due to the taste bud crap, have tasted like nothing. At a lunch Saturday, I took some sliced strawberries. Lo and behold, they tasted good! Yesterday at a graduation party, I took a large one and proved it wasn’t a fluke. Just in…

I am done with radiation! Radiation isn’t done with me, though. Skin irritation/redness will peak in the next week or so. I already have an extremely itchy rash. But I am (probably) done with all my cancer treatments! Hopefully when I meet with Dr. Brufsky on the 22nd, he won’t tell me I have to…

I moved my radiation session today to an earlier time. Got there bright and early and was waiting for the changing room. I thought someone was in it because the door was closed. It’s never closed. Thankfully Tiffany got to me before I figured it out because she said the machine was down. Really? That’s…

There is now noticeable redness on my right breast. It’s not too pronounced, but there’s a difference between the left and right. Even though my last four sessions are on a smaller, targeted area, the overall redness will likely increase. The doctor said its peak will be a week or so after radiation ends, so…