ads
Unknown About 'quarter sleeve tattoos'|Whats a good quote to get with a peacock feather tattoo - Ask ... About 'quarter sleeve tattoos'|Whats a good quote to get with a peacock feather tattoo - Ask ... For               background,   ... 5

About 'quarter sleeve tattoos'|Whats a good quote to get with a peacock feather tattoo - Ask ...







About 'quarter sleeve tattoos'|Whats a good quote to get with a peacock feather tattoo - Ask ...








For               background,               please               read               previous               portions               of               my               breast               cancer               journal:               Part               I               
               Part               II               
               Part               III
               Day               116               -               January               14,               2010               -               Thursday
               I               knew               my               hair               would               fall               out.

I               expected               that.

I               had               read               all               the               literature               that               came               with               my               breast               cancer               diagnosis.

But               somehow,               I               hadn't               realized               just               what               that               entailed.
               What               I               noticed,               just               prior               to               significant               amounts               of               hair               loss,               was               a               tingling               sensation               on               my               scalp               and               heightened               sensitivity               to               touch.

My               scalp               hurt.
               But               it               wasn't               just               the               hair               on               my               head               that               was               affected.

My               eyelashes               and               eyebrows               are               thinning               at               an               alarming               rate,               and               the               small               amount               of               hair               I               had               left               on               top               of               my               head               is               quickly               disappearing.

With               two               more               chemo               treatments               to               go               before               radiation               begins,               I               can               expect               complete               hair               loss.
               My               eyes               tear               constantly               as               the               eyelashes               fall.

I               see               my               eyelashes               thinning               daily               and               it               changes               the               way               I               look.
               And               so,               for               the               first               time               in               my               life,               I               will               try               to               manipulate               an               eyebrow               pencil               and               I               will               have               to               purchase               eyelashes.

In               two               weeks,               I'm               supposed               to               fly               to               Virginia               to               visit               my               son.

How               will               I               walk               through               the               airport               with               my               eyes               watering               so               profusely?
               Day               121               -               January               19,               2010               -               Tuesday
               I               sit               in               my               5th               chemo               treatment               as               I               write               this.

Before               chemo               I               met               with               my               oncologist.

Something               unusual               is               happening               to               me,               and               though               I               waited               until               today               to               bring               it               up,               it               started               just               prior               to               my               last               chemo               treatment.
               Having               suffered               from               constipation               my               whole               life,               I'm               used               to               going               weeks               without               elimination.

Usually,               by               the               time               it               happens,               I               feel               so               relieved               to               finally               be               able               to               go.
               Not               anymore.

The               pain               is               so               excruciating,               tears               well               up               in               my               eyes.

It               feels               like               shards               of               glass               are               scraping               my               rectum               and               ripping               it               to               shreds.

The               toilet               paper               is               filled               with               blood.

Dr.

Johnson               suggested               taking               stool               softeners.

I               already               take               two               a               day.

She               said               to               double               it.

The               nurse,               Deb,               also               suggested               taking               Benefiber.

I               will               try               both.
               My               eyelashes               have               become               so               scanty               I               can't               even               wear               mascara               anymore.

My               eyebrows               are               so               thin,               I've               begun               using               eyebrow               pencil.

It               bothers               me               more               to               lose               my               eyelashes               than               it               does               to               lose               my               hair.
               I               had               to               purchase               a               compression               sleeve               today,               because               I               will               be               flying               to               Virginia               to               visit               my               son               and               his               family               who               moved               there               recently               from               San               Diego.

The               compression               sleeve               will               help               prevent               my               arm               from               getting               lymphedema,               a               problem               that               results               for               many               patients               who               have               had               lumpectomies.

Air               pressure               has               become               my               enemy.
               The               woman               who               sold               the               compression               sleeve               to               me               suggested               I               wear               it               for               any               strenuous               activity,               too,               because               she               had               heard               of               lumpectomy               patients               who               had               gotten               lymphedema               after               exercising.

I               have               to               say               goodbye               to               jacuzzis               too.
               Day               134               -               February               1,               2010               -               Monday
               Yesterday               I               awoke               with               lymphedema               in               my               right               hand.

I               don't               think               it               was               caused               by               the               flight.

I               wore               my               compression               sleeve               when               I               flew               to               Virginia               to               spend               time               with               my               son               and               his               family.

Ever               since               my               surgery,               my               hand               has               felt               as               if               a               vein               inside               it,               running               all               the               way               up               to               my               shoulder,               has               been               shortened               and               tightened.

Bending               my               hand               has               been               painful.
               The               night               before               yesterday               was               more               painful               than               usual               and               I               rubbed               it               to               relieve               myself               of               the               pain.

The               following               morning               (yesterday),               I               awoke               with               lymphedema.

Lymphedema               is               one               of               the               side               effects               of               lymph               node               removal.
               Massaging               my               hand               may               have               caused               the               lymphedema,               because               massage               may               or               may               not               contribute               to               the               condition,               depending               upon               which               web               site               you               read.

I               guess               I               should               be               grateful               the               swelling               doesn't               run               all               the               way               up               my               arm.
               Day               142               -               February               9,               2010               -               Tuesday
               The               swelling               in               my               hand               went               down.

I               now               know               not               to               massage               it               or               to               get               a               massage               on               my               right               arm.

The               swelling               could               have               been               permanent.

I've               seen               women               with               horrible               cases               of               lymphedema               where               their               arms               and               hands               are               so               swollen               they               can               barely               fit               them               into               sleeves.

My               hand               is               still               painful,               though,               and               I               wonder               if               the               pain               will               ever               go               away.
               One               of               my               new               symptom               has               been               bothering               me               a               lot               lately               -               excessive               tearing.

When               I               walked               through               the               airport,               I               could               barely               see               where               I               was               going.

I               think               it's               because               as               my               eyelashes               fall               away,               I               have               nothing               to               prevent               irritants               from               entering               my               eyes.

It               sometimes               becomes               so               excessive               my               entire               face               is               drenched               with               tears.
               I'm               still               in               Virginia               due               to               a               snow               storm               and               flight               cancellations.

I               was               supposed               to               have               chemo               today,               but               I               had               to               push               it               to               next               Tuesday.

It               puts               everything               back               a               week,               but               being               here               gives               me               more               time               to               spend               with               my               son               and               my               grandchildren               while               his               wife               (their               mother)               spends               time               building               a               business               in               Illinois,               so               for               that               I'm               grateful.
               Day               144               -               February               11,               2010               -               Thursday
               I               should               have               had               a               chemo               treatment               this               past               Tuesday.

Today               is               the               best               I've               felt               in               a               long               time.

I               feel               almost               normal.

I'm               still               in               Virginia               visiting               my               son,               and               except               for               my               bald               head               and               my               loss               of               eyelashes               and               eyebrows,               nobody               would               suspect               what               these               past               several               months               have               been               like               for               me.

My               eyes               have               stopped               tearing.

Hopefully               that               annoying               symptom               won't               return.
               My               oncologist               is               booked               for               Tuesday,               so               my               chemo               treatment               will               be               Monday               instead.

I'm               not               looking               forward               to               the               exhaustion.

Being               here               in               Virginia               has               been               a               really               nice               break.
               Day               151               -               February               18,               2010               -               Thursday
               Monday,               February               15th,               marked               the               last               day               of               my               "bad"               chemo               treatments.

Today               I               am               sluggishly               exhausted.

My               conversation               with               my               oncologist               was               filled               with               new               insight               into               this               terrible               disease.
               Constipation               has               always               been               a               problem               for               me,               but               because               of               the               chemo               drugs               and               the               nausea               medicine,               the               problem               has               exacerbated.

Even               though               I               have               introduced               more               fiber               into               my               diet               and               have               followed               Dr.

Johnson's               advice               about               relieving               the               constipation,               I               was               frightened               by               the               amount               of               blood               I               found               in               the               toilet               bowl               last               Saturday.
               She               nodded,               knowing               that               I               was               just               experiencing               another               symptom               that               goes               along               with               the               cancer               drugs.

The               pain               has               diminished               though,               and               for               that               I               am               grateful.
               Dr.

Johnson's               strategy               for               my               continued               care               has               changed.

Instead               of               temporarily               holding               off               on               the               chemo               during               radiation,               I               will               continue               the               chemo               through               radiation.

Dr.

Johnson               said               that               the               radiation               will               be               more               effective               if               I               get               the               chemo               and               radiation               at               the               same               time.

She               also               warned               me               that               the               radiation               will               make               me               tired.
               When               am               I               not               tired               lately?
               The               good               news               is               that               after               about               a               month               or               so,               I               should               see               signs               of               new               hair               growth.

I               should               get               back               my               eyelashes,               and               I               should               feel               more               energetic               a               couple               of               months               after               the               radiation               is               complete.
               So               hard               to               believe               that               a               year               ago,               I               knew               nothing               of               what               my               life               would               hold               for               me               now.
               Day               158               -               February               25,               2010               -               Thursday
               My               taste               buds               are               almost               working               properly.

For               several               days               after               chemotherapy,               nothing               tastes               right               and               my               tongue               feels               burnt.

Today               things               taste               almost               as               they               should.
               I've               had               a               bout               with               asthma               these               past               couple               of               days,               so               the               energy               I               thought               I               would               be               feeling               again               escapes               me               right               now.

And               for               the               first               time               probably               since               I               was               an               infant,               I               am               napping               in               the               afternoon.

While               normally               I               would               berate               myself               for               interrupting               all               of               my               tasks,               I               can               now               take               into               account               that               I               do,               after               all,               have               cancer,               and               when               you               combine               it               with               asthma,               maybe               a               nap               now               and               then               is               OK.
               Forgiving               myself               for               not               DOING               what               I               feel               I               should               be               doing               is               coming               more               easily               to               me.

I               just               cannot               do               everything               I               want               to               do               and               I               have               to               remind               myself               that               not               only               am               I               human,               I               am               also               sick.
               I               hate               to               think               of               myself               that               way               though.

My               sister               told               me               today               that               as               she               was               reading               my               facebook               messages,               she               realized               that               nobody               would               ever               know               how               sick               I               am               because               what               I'm               writing               seems               so               upbeat.

For               that               I               am               grateful.

The               appearance               of               good               health               is               a               positive               affirmation               of               what               is               to               come.
               Day               165               -               March               4,               2010               -               Thursday
               Today               was               a               little               disappointing.

I               expected               that               when               I               saw               the               radiation               oncologist,               my               radiation               schedule               would               be               set               and               I               could               begin               receiving               radiation.

However,               because               of               where               my               surgery               took               place               (at               the               base               of               my               right               breast               close               to               the               breast               bone               where               the               cancer               was               {yes,               I'm               positively               affirming               that               it's               gone}               located),               special               precautions               have               to               take               place               first.
               Next               week,               on               the               day               after               I               receive               the               new               chemotherapy               treatment,               which               will               consist               of               Herceptin               only               (technically               not               a               chemotherapy               drug),               I               will               be               getting               a               CT               (computed               tomography)               scan               so               that               the               radiation               oncologist               can               mark               the               spots               that               outline               where               the               radiation               will               go.

The               markers               will               stay               in               place               for               several               treatments               until               the               radiation               oncologist               is               certain               that               the               markings               are               correct.
               The               entire               breast               will               be               radiated,               and               the               markers               tell               the               radiologist               where               the               cushions               and               molds               should               be               placed               so               that               every               time               I               go               in,               the               markers,               which               will               eventually               be               tattooed               on               my               skin,               will               remain               the               same.
               Once               radiation               begins,               I               can               expect               the               number               of               days               I               will               be               radiated               to               be               longer               than               the               originally               anticipated               30               days.

My               radiation               will               go               for               33               days.
               I               was               sent               home               with               a               folder               filled               with               information               about               what               I               can               expect               during               radiation.

Fatigue               is               one               of               the               side               effects,               but               I've               been               dealing               with               fatigue               since               I               began               chemotherapy.

Another               side               effect,               a               cumulative               side               effect,               is               a               burning               sensation               that               may               result               in               blisters.
               The               doctor               warned               me               not               to               go               in               the               sun               for               another               year               AFTER               radiation               is               completed.

According               to               Dr.

Sapiente,               95%               of               the               sun's               rays               filters               through               clothes,               so               even               though               my               breast               would               be               completely               covered               with               clothing,               I               am               not               protected.
               (For               more               on               protective               clothing,               read               How               to               Protect               Your               Skin               with               More               Than               Sunscreen)
               Day               200               -               April               9,               2010               -               Friday
               Wednesday               marked               the               midway               point               of               my               radiation.

On               the               day               of               my               CT               scan,               I               was               marked               with               four               tattoos,               each               the               size               of               a               pen               point.

The               reason               I               was               marked               so               early               in               the               process               was               because               the               marks               had               to               stay               in               place               for               two               weeks               until               my               schedule               was               set               for               radiation.

For               ten               of               those               days               I               visited               my               son               and               his               family               again               in               Virginia,               so               the               doctor               recommended               tattooing               in               case               the               marks               washed               off.
               Unfortunately,               the               markings,               once               radiation               began,               proved               to               be               off               their               mark               and               I               had               to               be               tattooed               once               again.

I               now               have               eight               blue               pen-point               sized               tattoos               to               mark               the               spots               where               the               radiation               is               delivered               each               day.
               In               addition               to               receiving               radiation               every               day               Monday               through               Friday,               I               will               meet               with               the               radiology               oncologist               once               a               week               (usually               Wednesday).
               During               radiation,               I               lie               on               top               of               a               mold               that               was               created               especially               for               me.

The               mold               is               placed               on               a               table               that               sits               below               the               radiation               machine.

The               radiation               machine               rotates               around               me,               radiating               first               the               far               right               side               of               my               right               breast               under               my               arm               (which               is               raised               above               my               head)               and               then               again               at               about               a               45               degree               angle               (from               my               perspective)               above               my               body               to               my               left               (with               my               arm               still               raised).
               The               reason               the               machine               has               to               deliver               radiation               at               an               angle               is               because               in               the               initial               phase               of               radiation,               protons               are               being               radiated               into               my               body.

If               the               radiation               faced               directly               into               the               place               where               the               tumor               originally               resided,               the               organs               and               tissue               directly               beneath               it               (my               lungs               especially               -               due               to               a               history               of               asthma)               would               be               severely               compromised.
               The               simulation               took               about               45               minutes;               the               radiation               itself               takes               only               a               few               minutes               after               the               radiologist               technicians               line               me               up               using               my               tattoos               to               guide               them.
               Every               morning               and               every               night               I               apply               a               radiation               gel               to               the               entire               area               that               gets               radiated.

That               area               includes               a               zone               midway               between               my               breasts               around               to               under               my               arm               close               to               my               back               and               from               about               two               inches               below               my               breast               to               about               an               inch               below               my               collar               bone.

So               far               I               am               unaffected               by               the               radiation,               except               for               feeling               somewhat               tired.
               Unlike               the               extreme               exhaustion               I               felt               during               the               initial               six               chemotherapy               treatments,               this               kind               of               tired               requires               me               to               nap               occasionally,               but               when               I               awaken               I               feel               refreshed.

During               the               "bad"               phase               of               chemotherapy               I               was               completely               exhausted               always.
               Radiation               treatments               will               continue               throughout               the               month               of               April.

In               May               I               will               receive               what               is               termed               as               Electron               Boost               Treatments               which               will               continue               until               May               12               when               I               will               have               my               Exit               Exam.

At               that               point               electrons,               rather               than               protons,               will               be               radiated               into               my               skin,               and               because               their               reach               is               minimal,               the               machine               will               point               directly               at               my               tumor,               head               on.
               I               have               already               received               one               Herceptin               infusion               during               radiation.

I               will               receive               another               infusion               of               Herceptin               on               April               20th.

After               radiation               is               over,               I               will               continue               continue               receiving               Herceptin               through               next               October.
               Day               220               -               April               29,               2010               -               Thursday
               The               effects               of               the               radiation               are               beginning               to               bother               me.

My               skin               is               burnt               and               the               nipple               on               my               right               breast               is               extremely               sensitive.

My               clothes               hurt               when               I               move.
               I               have               a               rash               on               my               chest               and               even               the               area               under               my               armpit               that               is               getting               radiated               is               painful.

Though               I               still               have               no               feeling               in               certain               areas               on               the               back               of               my               arm               and               under               my               arm               (due               to               lymph               node               removal),               the               areas               where               I               can               feel               are               painful.

Ever               since               the               surgery,               I've               had               a               pain               on               my               right               shoulder               blade               too.

I               hope               that               disappears               in               time.
               I               am               using               the               radiation               gel               the               radiology               oncologist               suggested.

I'm               sure               I               would               be               in               much               worse               shape               if               I               hadn't               been               using               the               gel               day               and               night.

But               today               was               only               my               27th               treatment.

With               six               more               treatments               to               go,               I'm               wondering               how               much               more               radiation               my               skin               can               handle.
               The               good               news               is               that               beginning               in               May,               my               boosts               begin.

Boosts               radiate               only               the               portion               of               the               breast               where               the               tumor               was               actually               located.

So               instead               of               the               entire               breast               being               radiated,               only               the               area               where               the               surgery               was               performed               will               be               given               radiation               treatments.
               Another               positive               effect               of               the               boost               radiation               is               that               where               my               breast               is               going               to               be               radiated               will               be               entirely               free               of               pain               -               I               have               no               feeling               whatsoever               in               that               area.
               People               have               been               asking               me               what               type               of               breast               cancer               I               have.

Up               until               now               all               I               knew               was               that               I               had               the               Her-2/Neu               Positive               type,               so               I               asked               Dr.

Sapiente               what               type               I               had               -               invasive               ductal               carcinoma-Stage               II.

Cancer               has               five               stages               from               Stage               0               through               Stage               4.
               Day               234               -               May               13,               2010               -               Thursday
               I               didn't               realize               until               May               1st,               when               the               boost               portion               of               my               radiation               began               (I               had               to               have               another               simulation               prior               to               the               actual               boost               radiation),               that               the               oncologist               had               expanded               my               treatments               to               36               instead               of               33.

I               hadn't               counted               the               days,               because               we               skip               weekends.

So               May               11th               was               my               last               radiation/chemo               combination               treatment.

Yesterday,               May               12th,               was               the               last               day               of               my               radiation               treatments.
               During               the               boost               phase               of               the               radiation,               the               radiologist               technicians               attach               a               cone               to               the               radiation               machine.

At               the               bottom               of               the               cone,               they               insert               a               bolus,               which               was               created               for               me               according               to               the               specifications               they               received               from               the               simulation.

The               machine               pulls               in               very               close               to               my               breast               and,               to               get               the               proper               alignment,               technicians               draw               (with               a               marker)               an               area               around               the               boost               spot               to               match               the               shape               configured               in               the               bolus.

When               showering               removes               portions               of               the               drawn-on               area,               the               technicians               re-draw               the               area.
               Except               for               my               chronic               insomnia,               when               I               am               up               until               3               or               4               in               the               morning               3               to               4               days               a               week,               and               my               ever-present               constipation,               I               manage               to               cope.

The               nasty               side               effects               of               the               original               chemo               drugs               no               longer               affect               me.

I               feel               blessed               that               the               area               where               the               boost               was               delivered               is               numb.

Dr.

Sapiente,               my               radiation               oncologist,               and               his               nurses               warned               me               that               the               radiation               effects               will               linger               beyond               the               end               of               radiation.

Fortunately               I               have               no               feeling               in               the               area               where               the               boost               was               delivered.

If               the               skin               becomes               cracked               or               infected               I               will               feel               no               pain.
               The               fact               that               I               can't               feel               anything               presents               another               problem,               though,               because               I               have               to               watch               for               infections.

I               won't               suspect               any               problems               unless               I               look               at               the               area               that               was               radiated.

Already               my               skin               is               peeling               from               the               proton               form               of               radiation.
               Dr.

Sapiente               told               me               to               discontinue               using               the               radiation               gel               and               start               using               a               powerful               moisturizer               like               Eucerin               now               that               radiation               is               over.

I               am               using               their               Fragrance-Free               "Dry               Skin               Therapy               Plus               Intensive               Repair               Enriched               Lotion."
               I               mentioned               to               Dr.

Sapiente               how               uncomfortable               the               lumpectomy               area               is.

What               was               once               a               4               cm               wide               tumor               is               now               scar               tissue               of               about               the               same               size.

Because               it               sits               below               my               right               breast               and               because               it               feels               like               a               boulder               pushing               against               my               chest               wall,               I               am               always               uncomfortable               and               always               aware               of               its               presence.

I               was               hoping               he               would               tell               me               when               that               feeling               would               disappear.

Sadly,               I               found               out               it               wouldn't.
               I               can't               lean               forward               or               lie               on               my               back               without               feeling               the               pressure               of               the               scar               tissue.

It               feels               as               if               somebody               has               placed               a               heavy               rock               on               my               chest               and               wrapped               a               tight               bandage               around               it.

It's               annoying.

I               hope               I'll               get               used               to               it.
               On               a               positive               note,               my               hair               has               begun               to               grow.

It's               about               a               quarter               of               an               inch               long               right               now.

I               sill               don't               know               if               it               will               come               in               curly               or               straight,               but               I               can               see               that               it               is               the               same               color               it               always               was,               mostly               white               with               black.

I               once               referred               to               my               hair               color               as               skunk.

I               no               longer               refer               to               it               that               way.

I               have               a               new-found               respect               for               hair               of               any               color.
               My               Herceptin               infusions               will               continue               every               three               weeks               through               October,               2010.

I               will               have               to               have               another               mammogram               as               soon               as               my               breast               heals               from               the               radiation.
               Day               235               -               May               14,               2010               -               Friday
               Part               IV               of               my               journey               is               complete.

I               reflect               on               last               May               when               my               mammogram               was               clear.

I               didn't               notice               the               lump               until               September,               2009.

I               couldn't               have               waited               another               year               for               a               new               mammogram.
               During               this               process               I've               met               lots               of               wonderful               people,               from               the               doctors               and               nurses               to               technicians               and               schedulers.

I've               also               spoken               to               many               patients.
               What's               interesting               about               radiation               is               that               a               lot               of               the               women               I               met               are               receiving               radiation               because               of               a               suspected               cancerous               tumor.

Not               everybody               who               receives               radiation               has               cancer,               though               many               of               them               are               considered               to               be               at               Stage               0.

According               to               breastcancer.org,               "In               stage               0,               there               is               no               evidence               of               cancer               cells               or               non-cancerous               abnormal               cells               breaking               out               of               the               part               of               the               breast               in               which               they               started,               or               of               getting               through               to               or               invading               neighboring               normal               tissue."               So               those               at               stage               0               get               radiation               to               prevent               the               cells               from               becoming               cancerous.
               My               breast               cancer               journey               continues.

To               read               previous               articles               about               my               experience               with               breast               cancer,               please               click               on               the               links               at               the               beginning               of               this               article.

I               will               continue               to               write               about               my               recovery               from               beast               cancer               beginning               with               Part               V               that               will               continue               the               saga               starting               with               another               MUGA               scan               I               am               scheduled               to               receive               on               May               25,               2010               (to               find               out               what               a               MUGA               scan               is,               read               Part               I).

The               MUGA               scan               will               determine               whether               or               not               my               heart               has               been               affected               by               the               chemotherapy               and               radiation.
               For               more               information               about               breast               cancer,               please               visit               breastcancer.org,               the               National               Cancer               Institute,               or               the               web               site               of               the               hospital               where               I               am               currently               receiving               treatment,               the               Mills               Breast               Cancer               Institute.






Image of quarter sleeve tattoos






quarter sleeve tattoos
quarter sleeve tattoos


quarter sleeve tattoos Image 1


quarter sleeve tattoos
quarter sleeve tattoos


quarter sleeve tattoos Image 2


quarter sleeve tattoos
quarter sleeve tattoos


quarter sleeve tattoos Image 3


quarter sleeve tattoos
quarter sleeve tattoos


quarter sleeve tattoos Image 4


quarter sleeve tattoos
quarter sleeve tattoos


quarter sleeve tattoos Image 5


  • Related blog with quarter sleeve tattoos








  • Related Video with quarter sleeve tattoos







    quarter sleeve tattoos Video 1








    quarter sleeve tattoos Video 2








    quarter sleeve tattoos Video 3




    quarter sleeve tattoos































    Related Posts On Female Quarter Sleeve Tattoos ,Half Sleeve Tattoo Designs ,Japanese Quarter Sleeve Tattoos ,Quarter Size Tattoo Ideas ,Quarter Sleeve Tattoo Pictures ,Religious Quarter Sleeve Tattoos ,Three-Quarter Sleeve Tattoos ,Women Quarter Sleeve Tattoos


    Copyright © Tattoo Russian

    Sponsored By: Tattoo Russian Template By: Free Blogger Templates