Day 2 WBR

Right before bedtime last night, I suddenly started feeling the chills and yes, my head was still bothering me, pounding, hurting; only this time, it was becoming more of a headache.  To combat the chills, I curled in a cocoon of warm blankets.   But, wait.  Not just yet.  I am still a mom of three kids.  No rest just yet.  Before I can call it a night, I had to carry out my motherly duties, helping the kids get ready for bed and do my part in the nightly routine of reading bedtime stories.  Luckily, the internet is a wonderful, handy resource.  With great apps already downloaded, and bookmarks in place for the kids reading leisure, we quickly read books, and even audio books online using the awesome Ipad.

I slept alright, but still, my head did hurt throughout the night.  Not sure of what causing my head to throb.  It could be due to the WBR, the side effects from taking memantine (the  drug used to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease ), the brain tumors itself or all of the above.  But, by morning, I felt so much better and readied myself for work.

Today was my day 2 or second session of WBR. It went fairly smooth. Fortunately, my carpool friend, C, whom I carpool with everyday to and from work, when I told him of my brain MRI results last week, kindly offered to take me to ALL of my WBR treatments (well, for the days I am at work technically).  It is nice to have supportive coworkers and friends.  Thank goodness for loving friends.

Today’s session was just like yesterday except it lasted only 5-10 minutes.  Except, now, I can distinctly note that I really dislike the bright beams of radiation striking through my head and eyes. And yes, even with my eyes, pressed firmly, doubly closed and tight, it did bother me.  Another thing I did notice was the “chlorine” burnt like stench that is released instantly by the radiation machine. Yuck.  Any longer, nausea would have hit and vomit would clearly be the output.

As we drove back to work, I did feel a little be winded, climbing up a few flight of stairs from the parking lot, towards my cube.  By then, it was near lunch time, and a wave of nausea started to creep in.  Double yuck.  I am glad it was short and quick.  2 sessions down, 13 more to go.  Lots of Love.