A Milestone of a Sort
@GardenGerty (169406)
United States
May 15, 2017 7:54pm CST
This was the day of hubby's last radiation treatment. He knew it would be more powerful, and take a little longer. As things go, he got home two full hours later than he has been, so he was gone from the house thirteen hours.
This treatment involved more poking and prodding and repositioning so it did take longer and require the presence of the doctor for the whole thing.
He came home with a survey to fill out, and an appointment for a three month check up. He also has a fun little printed certificate. He has been bestowed a Master's Degree in radiation absorption. All tongue in cheek of course.
It will be a good summer, that is for sure. No more extra miles to get treatments.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
16 May 17
They seem to be. We will have a recheck at the end of August.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
16 May 17
I agree, that certificate idea is cute.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
16 May 17
Yes, it needs to be framed for our office wall.
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@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
16 May 17
That's great! You know ever since you said you thought you talked to me back November about him having cancer I'm starting to think, maybe she did! I need to write things down because apparently I forget important things. So now I do it!
I'm so glad he's through. My grandmother said after her mastectomy the radiation was the worst.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
18 May 17
@AmbiePam It keeps us from going to some places. But I have seen worse shared.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
16 May 17
When my sister had cancer I am not sure which was worse. She had to stop the chemo at one point because it was killing her kidneys. She had radiation to her face and neck and she said the metal in her dental work made radiation burns. There was very little side effects for hubby, no burns at all. Just frequent and urgent trips to the bathroom. I know TMI.
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@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
16 May 17
@GardenGerty Nah, I think I've shared worse.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
17 May 17
No milestone here please 
Happy for you things are going well.
Happy for you things are going well.1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
18 May 17
That is why I made it into more than a milestone by talking about the certificate.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
19 May 17
@GardenGerty You took me seriously. This is certainly not a milestone
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
16 May 17
That is nice he got a certificate. 
Yes it will be great not to have to go all that way now and hope this is the last of it Heather.
I pray for your husbands complete recovery.
Yes it will be great not to have to go all that way now and hope this is the last of it Heather.
I pray for your husbands complete recovery.1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
16 May 17
Thank you so much Oshy. Is your mum still doing well?
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
16 May 17
@GardenGerty She seems to be Heather thanks for asking but now I am unable to see her..it is complicated by insane family members sadly.
@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
16 May 17
Praying that the radiation works and your husband has a full recovery.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
16 May 17
This should be it. His doctor seems pretty confident.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
18 May 17
@andriaperry That is really good. Hope he does well now.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 May 17
@GardenGerty The treatments blasted Tony`s tumor, he is in remission on that part.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
16 May 17
@Hatley He was diagnosed in November with prostate cancer. One doctor said it was worse than the other one. It is easy to miss some posts with us posting twenty four hours a day.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
21 May 17
so do they know it worked yet?
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
22 May 17
They will have to schedule a new biopsy to be 100 % certain, and so far no one has mentioned that. He has an appointment with his regular doc at the end of June and his PSA score will be one indication of how he is doing. It is a type of cancer that is very slow growing and easily contained.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
17 May 17
What a relief for you both.... i'm glad the treatment has been effective and you can enjoy a bit of an easier time over the summer ... without all the travelling to appointments 
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
16 May 17
Thanks, we are looking forward to a great summer.
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
17 May 17
Yes, as far as we can tell. He had no symptoms that he had noticed but some tests indicated cancer and biopsies showed some cells. The only way to really know will be another biopsy, but no one has talked about that at this time.
@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
16 May 17
We feel pretty confident. He said he decided that he would do his part by getting treatment, but he also is trusting that God will do His part by helping the treatment be effective.
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@Essjayd (1567)
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16 May 17
@GardenGerty That's good to hear!
I wish you both all the best for the
future
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
17 May 17
I am glad that is over with for your husband...you must both be so relieved!
@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
16 May 17
Hope your husband will soon recover from it ! All the best!
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
16 May 17
I hope your hubby's would recover and get better from the treatments he's having.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 May 17
I know exactly how happy he is this is the last day, been there and we done that. I traveled 100 miles every day for two months.
@responsiveme (22923)
• India
17 May 17
Good to know that the treatments are over .Wishing him a speedy road to complete recovery
