By this week I was getting tired of trying to work while getting treatments. I woke up not feeling well the Monday and decided to take a day off. By end of the day, I decided I can't go on like this and requested FMLA and STD for the next 5 weeks. I cancelled my business trip that I was originally looking forward to. As treatment went on though, I knew it would be tough on my body to try to go. I had stopped wearing a bra by the second week of treatments and I couldn't imagine going the whole week with it on. I also had another week of treatments before the trip and things were only going to get worse. My supervisor is pretty understanding and missing the business trip wasn't going to be a big deal. Even if it was, the only thing on my mind now was getting through these treatments and getting better.
By now, my underarm had started burning pretty badly. Early on, I did not realize the extent of the treatment area and may not have applied the Strata cream or moisturizer properly in some areas. The burn came on suddenly though and it had gotten painful since the skin under the arm would crack if I reached for anything. All the radiation doctor offered me during this week's skin check was to put hydrocortisone on it if it itches. My skin is pretty unhappy, but I went on to finish the 25 days of whole breast radiation.
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