November 24th

I’m a slacker blog writer. Here is a quick update.

Radiation finished on Tuesday Nov 17th. All in all my skin did well, I’m still using lanolin & moisturizer on one section that is still pink/peeling a little until it fades back to normal.

I started my Tamoxifen (hormone therapy pill to block the estrogen feeding the cells) on Thursday 11/19 and so far I haven’t noticed any side effects. Since it’s seems equally likely to have side effects as not, I’m just trying to be aware of anything out of the ordinary. Most common side effects seem to be bone aches and heat flashes

I still have some neuropathy in my feet, which has been mostly fine while at the house as I am generally barefoot and sitting a lot. I’ve been wearing my flip flops to run errands. Still pretty uncomfortable to wear socks and close toed shoes at this point, although I have done when needed. I’m not sure if its one of those things that if I just suck it up for a couple of weeks and wear shoes, it’ll stop bothering or not. I haven’t tested it yet. I’m starting with wearing socks around the house and will see how that goes.

My hair has started growing. I think it’s about a quarter inch long all over and feels very baby fuzz like. BJ says the back is dark enough that it’s probably not all grey, though I can see some grey in the front…more waiting.