Radiation...

I have done very well since my surgery and seem to be healing quickly. I am back to work already (of course!!) and things are going well overall. It is hard to be away for long when you are a business owner - but I managed to be gone for over three weeks!!... Things went okay overall - but it is good to be back.

I started radiation today - after a failure yesterday. I seem to pose challenges for the oncologist and physicists - but am not quite sure why. It seems to be related to my body shape and where the cancer was located. They had the computer crunch the data again and came up with a new plan that will deliver the radiation in the right places and dosages. I had the first of 30 treatments today and will get the rest over the next six weeks. It is a pretty simple procedure and takes about 10 - 15 minutes. It is just a drag to show up five days per week at their office - but since I want to live another 20 or so years, I will follow the plan.

Life is busy as usual - but it keeps me from feeling sorry for myself and keeps me from getting bored. Our house is all decorated for Halloween and the kids are excited about the holiday. They have their costumes all picked out and they are making lots of decorations and cards for family members. We even made chocolate chip cookies this weekend and picked out pumpkins.

I joined a gym and am trying to work out regularly and get my body in pretty good shape again. I have most of my energy back and am feeling back to my old self - so that is very nice. I may get a little tired with radiation - but it will be nothing like chemo and should be overall pretty easy to handle.

Thanks again for all the thoughts and prayers on this journey. It does help!