Mom completed 14 of her 30 scheduled radiation treatments. We are starting to see the effects of daily treatments, both good and bad. On the good side, the swelling of her breast has continued to shrink. That typically indicates that the cancer cells and surrounding areas are shrinking. There is a noticable deduction in the swelling. On the bad side, her breast is starting to get that "sunburn" look from the intense radiation - as expected at this stage. One area is especially sore, but she is taking good care of it so far.
Moms energy level has continued to increase since she has been off of the Abraxane. She just completed her fourth week of the oral chemo drug (Xeloda). The side effects are much better than with the Abraxane. Her hands and feet continue to improve. The pain and numbness continues to fade.
She was feeling well enough this week to endure a trip to IKEA with me. We haven't shopped together in a long time. It was nice to spend some brousing time with her again. She managed the shopping trip quite well. We walked for more than an hour. It was a slow stroll around the store, but her feet didn't bother her and she wasn't too tired when we were done. It was good to get her out of the house again for something enjoyable.
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