Topic: Summer 2012 RADS HANG OUT

Jun 19, 2012 07:28 AM Stacie wrote:

That's awesome mt. I will be starting in Aug so I will be here.

Jun 19, 2012 08:05 PM Fierro6 wrote:

Jun 20, 2012 09:08 AM Stacie wrote:

Yay!

Jun 20, 2012 07:53 PM Stacie wrote:

Great name "onvacation" welcome.

Jun 20, 2012 08:00 PM onvacation wrote:

Crestwook - wow - that is scary - big (((((HUUUGGGGSSSS)))) and healing thoughts coming your way!

Jun 20, 2012 08:14 PM Melrosemelrose wrote:

Jun 20, 2012 08:27 PM kjiberty wrote:

Melrosemelrose:  Glad you are here!

Jun 20, 2012 08:45 PM kjiberty wrote:

Onvacation:  Why are you dreading it more than chemo?  I can't imagine anything worse than chemo.  My sister is a radiation therapist and it almost sounds like the biggest side effect is fatigue.  Possible burns, but take care of your skin from the get-go.  People wait until their skin starts burning before they put anything on it.  You need to start using the creams (whichever works for you) from the beginning.  She recommended the Fruit of the Earth Aloe (found at WM), aquafor.  Some others have other recommendations.  

Jun 20, 2012 09:32 PM Stacie wrote:

Crestwood I hope you have a good support system at home...you have one here for sure.

Jun 20, 2012 10:25 PM Melrosemelrose wrote:

Jun 21, 2012 04:24 PM Cavelsalb1 wrote:

Don't know why my profile stuff is not coming up with my post. I put it all in as public.

Jun 21, 2012 07:14 PM IndigoMont11 wrote:

Hi all! thanks again, Stacie, for creating this thread. 

I found out today that I should start rads around October 15.  Sounds like 5 days a week for 6 weeks, but I didn't get any more specifics just yet than that.  I am trying not to worry too much about it but honestly, I am more anxious about rads than I was either surgery or chemo.  I have sensitive skin and so will be very interested in tips to help it keep from taking too much of a beating.  I also plan to get some inexpensive black or dark colored T-shirts, in case I get sharpie marks and not tattoos.  All that info is yet to come!

The biggest downer for me though; it means a copay every treatment.  I am lucky that I'm able to work through this, and I have good insurance, and $40 isn't much here and there (i.e., for the chemo), but 5 days a week for 6 weeks will definitely be expensive, not to mention driving there every day.  *sigh*  I have just about exhausted my flex spending plan because I didn't count on the BC diagnosis and didn't make my allotments high enough prior to the first of the year, and am holding off on putting through any more reimbursements because my prosthetics will probably take the rest of the money still available.  I do have a savings account I kept open after paying off my car loan last year and fortunately, it is in a location not that convenient for me to get to, so I've been able to let it build up. ;-)  It will come in handy for those rads treatments.  

Sorry to whine about money - so far, in my case, the rads plan has been the biggest "sticker shock", but of course, I will do it!  I'm glad that if we have to do this, we'll all be in good company.  

Jun 21, 2012 09:04 PM Stacie wrote:

Welcome Cavelsalb1. Sorry you have to be here but so glad you picked us. And that you are proof chemo really does END. I have chemo 5 of 6 next Thursday then RAD.

Indigo I never even thought of a RADS daily copay. OUCH! I could have that too. I have aleady surpassed my deductible and coinsurance so everything BUT copays are paying at 100%. Thanks for the heads up.

Jun 21, 2012 09:12 PM Stacie wrote:

Cool KJ!

Jun 21, 2012 09:16 PM kjiberty wrote:

Stacie:  Check your maximum out of pocket on your insurance or on your EOB's.