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Star               Trek               is               one               of               the               longest               running               television               series               in               history.

There               are               five               Star               Trek               series               and               eleven               movies               that               you               can               use               to               find               inspiration               for               your               Star               Trek               Halloween               costume.

However,               of               these,               Star               Trek:               The               Original               Series,               Star               Trek:               The               Next               Generation               and               the               new               Star               Trek               XI               movie               are               the               most               popular.

You               can               make               an               easy               Enterprise               crew               member               uniform               costume               or               go               for               a               more               elaborate               Star               Trek               alien               costume.

Whatever               you               choose,               you               will               end               up               with               a               cool               costume               that               will               turn               heads               at               Halloween               parties.

When               creating               your               Star               Trek               costume,               refer               to               high-resolution               pictures               from               the               original               Star               Trek               television               shows               and               movies               to               ensure               that               your               costume               is               made               properly.

Star               Trek               Halloween               Costume               Ideas               for               Adults:               The               Original               Series               Costumes
               It's               fairly               simple               to               make               costumes               of               the               uniforms               of               the               crew               members               from               the               Star               Trek               original               series.

To               create               the               original               series               Star               Trek               costumes               for               men,               get               a               long-sleeved               velour               shirt,               a               pair               of               pants               that               reaches               mid-calf               and               some               black               boots.

Kirk               should               wear               a               gold               shirt,               Spock               and               McCoy               should               wear               blue               and               Scotty               should               wear               red.

If               the               shirt               doesn't               have               black               trim               at               the               neck,               you               can               sew               or               hot               glue               it               on.

Add               wavy               gold               metallic               braid               to               the               end               of               the               sleeve.

Costumes               for               women               crew               members               such               as               Uhura               should               be               a               close-fitting               velour               mini-dress               with               a               low               asymmetrical               black-trimmed               neckline               pointing               slightly               to               the               left.

In               most               of               the               Star               Trek               original               series               episodes               Uhura               wears               red,               but               gold               is               also               acceptable.

Add               accessories               and               props               like               phasers,               tricorders               and               wireless               earpieces.

Attach               an               embroidered               Enterprise               insignia,               which               looks               something               like               a               gold               upside-down               V,               to               the               left               lapel               of               each               Star               Trek               crew               uniform               costume.
               Don't               forget               about               the               aliens               from               the               Star               Trek               original               series.

The               original               series               Klingon               costume               is               easy               to               make               from               a               brown               or               black               long-sleeved               shirt               and               pants,               brown               boots,               a               metallic               gold               sleeveless               tunic               and               sash               and               some               swarthy               brown               makeup.

You               can               make               your               original               series               Klingon               more               complete               by               putting               on               a               scruffy               dark               beard,               mustache               and               upswept               eyebrows               with               spirit               gum.

Make               an               easy               Andorian               costume               by               coupling               an               exotic-looking               brown               or               gray               tunic               and               pants               with               blue               makeup               and               a               white               wig               with               small               blue               antennae.

Create               a               Star               Trek               original               series               Romulan               costume               by               wearing               pointed               Spock               ears               with               a               black               shirt               and               pants,               a               metallic               silver               jacket               and               a               red               sash               draped               over               the               left               shoulder.
               Star               Trek               Halloween               Costume               Ideas               for               Adults:               Star               Trek               XI               Movie               Costumes
               To               make               Star               Trek               XI               movie               crew               costumes,               find               a               black               long-sleeved               undershirt               and               a               gold,               red               or               blue               lightly               checkered               shirt               with               a               slight               V               neckline               to               go               on               top.

Wear               long               black               pants               tucked               into               black               boots.

The               women's               Star               Trek               mini-dress               also               has               V               neckline               and               goes               over               a               black               undershirt.

Apply               a               plastic               Enterprise               emblem               painted               metallic               gold               to               the               left               lapel               and               straight               gold               ribbon               braid               to               the               sleeves               of               the               shirts               of               both               men's               and               women's               Star               Trek               XI               movie               uniform               costumes.
               Make               a               Star               Trek               XI               movie               Romulan               such               as               Nero               by               either               shaving               your               head               or               wearing               a               bald               headpiece               and               adding               pointed               ears.

Draw               or               paint               tattoos               on               your               forehead,               chin               and               cheeks.

Wear               a               black               shirt               and               pants               with               a               long               brown               robe               over               the               top.
               Star               Trek               Halloween               Costume               Ideas               for               Adults:               The               Next               Generation               Costumes
               To               create               a               Star               Trek               Next               Generation               crew               uniform               costume,               get               a               pair               of               black               pants               and               a               red,               blue               or               gold               shirt.

Attach               black               fabric               to               the               shoulder               area               of               the               uniform               shirt.

The               shirt               should               have               a               slightly               rounded               collar               with               several               gold-toned               pips               on               the               right               side.

The               number               of               pips               varies               depending               on               the               rank               of               the               crew               member;               Picard               should               have               four,               Riker               and               LaForge               should               have               three,               Data               two               and               a               half               and               Worf               two.

Also               add               a               left-leaning               triangular               section               of               black               fabric               to               the               bottom               edge               of               the               shirt.

On               the               left               lapel,               wear               a               metallic               silver               Enterprise               insignia               on               a               gold               horizontal               ovular               base.

Worf               should               wear               a               silver               metallic               sash               over               his               right               shoulder.

Women's               costumes               are               usually               the               same               as               men's               in               Star               Trek               the               Next               Generation;               however,               "skant"               mini-dresses               for               both               men               and               women               did               appear               early               in               the               series.

The               skant               is               essentially               a               longer               version               of               the               tunic               of               the               two-piece               uniform,               except               with               short               sleeves               and               without               the               black               triangular               border               at               the               bottom.
               A               Star               Trek               Next               Generation               Klingon               costume               is               more               difficult               to               make               than               the               original               series               Klingon               due               to               the               cranial               ridges.

For               best               results,               use               a               bald               cap               with               a               long               dark               wig               attached.

Mold               the               ridges               from               silicone               caulk,               then               apply               liquid               latex               when               the               silicone               has               dried.

Apply               makeup               to               match               the               makeup               you               plan               to               wear               on               your               face.

Get               a               black               shirt,               a               pair               of               gray               pants               and               black               boots.

Make               a               gray               sleeveless               ribbed               jacket               to               go               over               the               clothes.

Add               accessories               such               as               a               sash               and               a               prop               Klingon               disruptor               and               Bat'leth,               the               curved               Klingon               sword.
               A               Star               Trek               Next               Generation               Borg               costume               is               also               challenging               to               make,               but               highly               rewarding.

Get               some               close-fitting               black               garments               such               as               long               underwear               or               a               black               catsuit.

Get               some               rubber               tubing,               recyclables               such               as               cardboard               and               plastic               containers,               bits               of               junk,               broken               electronics               and               a               toy               rifle.

Other               accessories,               such               as               a               helmet,               athletic               knee,               elbow               and               shin               guards               and               shoulder               pads               may               be               useful               for               building               your               Borg               costume.

If               any               of               the               pieces               you               plant               to               use               aren't               black,               spray               paint               them.

Use               model               paints               to               create               consoles               with               buttons.

Assemble               the               costume               by               hot               gluing               the               pieces               to               your               helmet               and               athletic               guards.

This               is               a               very               elaborate               project,               so               start               well               in               advance               of               Halloween.
               For               even               more               cool               Halloween               costume               ideas               for               adults,               read               Cheap               Movie-Themed               Halloween               Costumes               for               Men,               Homemade               Halloween               Costume               Ideas               for               Women               and               Cool               Group               Halloween               Costume               Ideas.






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    Geisha               tattoos               often               represent               the               delicate               and               feminine.

    They               are               women               of               the               arts               with               grace               and               skill.

    Koi               fish               tattoos               represent               strength               and               perseverance.

    When               put               together,               you               will               have               a               tattoo               that               proves               that               what               is               delicate               can               also               be               strong.

    Here               are               ideas               for               a               geisha               girl               and               koi               fish               tattoo:               What               Japanese               geisha               look               like               for               an               authentic               geisha               tattoo.

    It's               important               to               know               how               a               geisha               girl               dresses               and               looks               so               that               when               someone               looks               at               your               tattoo               they               know               it's               a               Japanese               geisha               without               question.

    Here               is               how               the               girl               on               your               geisha               tattoo               should               look:
                   1)               Japanese               geisha               wear               long               and               bright               kimonos.

    The               fabric               usually               has               wild               and               flowery               designs               that               stand               out               in               a               crowd.

    The               sleeves               are               long,               too,               making               the               kimono               long               and               flowing.
                   2)               A               geisha               girl's               kimono               is               tied               with               an               obi.

    Usually               it               is               of               a               fabric               that               is               opposite               of               the               fabric               of               the               kimono.

    Again,               it               should               be               bright               and               colorful.

    Maiko,               Japanese               geisha               who               are               just               in               training,               have               their               obi               tied               differently               than               geisha               girls               do.

    Keep               this               in               mind               when               creating               a               geisha               tattoo.
                   3)               Make               sure               your               geisha               tattoo               is               authentic               by               putting               the               hair               up               with               hair               ornaments.

    Place               a               fan,               shamisen,               or               teapot               in               her               hand               as               well.

    Make               sure               she               has               geta               on               her               feet               if               her               feet               are               going               to               be               visible.
                   4)               Japanese               geisha               have               white               makeup               on               their               faces.

    If               the               geisha               girl's               back               is               facing               out               from               the               tattoo,               then               make               sure               the               white               makeup               forms               a               sharp               W               on               her               neck.

    Again,               maiko               and               geisha               wear               their               makeup               differently.
                   Creating               an               authentic               koi               fish               tattoo.

    Like               the               geisha               tattoo,               you               want               your               koi               fish               tattoo               to               look               real               and               for               people               to               know               it               is               a               koi               fish               and               not               just               a               random               goldfish.

    Your               koi               fish               tattoo               should               have               the               distinct               colors               and               markings               of               koi               fish.
                   1)               Your               koi               fish               tattoo               should               be               bright               and               colorful.

    Koi               fish               come               in               a               number               of               colors               such               as               white,               orange,               gold,               yellow,               black               and               calico.

    The               color               is               always               bright               and               never               dull,               so               the               koi               fish               will               go               well               with               the               bright               clothing               of               the               geisha               tattoo.
                   2)               Make               sure               the               fish               on               your               koi               fish               tattoo               has               barbels               on               its               lip.

    There               are               four               barbels,               two               of               them               larger               than               the               other               two.

    This               is               one               of               the               best               ways               to               differentiate               a               koi               fish               from               a               goldfish.
                   Combining               both               the               geisha               tattoo               and               the               koi               fish               tattoo.

    Now               that               you               know               how               to               make               your               Japanese               geisha               girl               and               your               koi               fish               look,               then               it               is               time               to               put               them               together               in               one               tattoo               design.

    There               are               a               few               stories,               myths               and               legends,               about               the               koi               fish               that               can               be               used               to               create               a               unique               koi               fish               tattoo               with               a               geisha               girl.
                   1)               Create               a               geisha               tattoo               with               a               koi               fish               by               turning               them               into               anime               art.

    Make               the               geisha               girl               small               and               cute,               and               the               koi               fish               tattoo               could               be               cartoonish.

    Have               someone               who               is               good               at               drawing               anime               help               out               with               this               one.

    The               Japanese               geisha               could               be               hugging               the               koi               fish               in               the               tattoo,               or               they               could               be               swimming               together               in               the               water.

    A               really               cute               idea               would               be               of               the               geisha               girl               holding               a               stuffed               toy               koi               fish.
                   2)               There               is               a               legend               that               says               if               a               koi               fish               can               reach               the               top               of               a               waterfall               then               it               will               become               a               dragon.

    This               is               where               the               strength               and               perseverance               idea               comes               from.

    Create               a               koi               fish               tattoo               of               the               koi               fish               reaching               the               top               of               a               waterfall.

    The               koi               fish               tattoo               could               have               the               head               of               a               koi               fish,               but               the               body               of               a               dragon.

    Japanese               dragons               have               long               bodies               that               are               snake-like.

    Add               the               geisha               tattoo               by               placing               the               geisha               girl               on               the               koi               fish's               back,               riding               it               up               the               waterfall.
                   3)               Another               geisha               tattoo               design               idea               could               be               of               the               Japanese               geisha               as               described               earlier.

    She               could               be               standing,               or               sitting,               with               her               fan               in               hand.

    Swimming               around               her               could               be               a               koi               fish               or               two.

    It               could               be               symbolizing               protection,               strength               protecting               the               fragile.
                   4)               A               subtle               way               to               add               koi               fish               to               a               geisha               tattoo               would               be               to               have               a               geisha               girl               by               herself.

    Place               the               koi               fish               tattoo               somrewhere               on               her               body.

    The               koi               fish               could               be               on               her               fan,               kimono,               obi,               or               even               a               teapot.

    Have               a               koi               fish               as               part               of               a               hair               ornament.
                   Sources:
                   The               Mystique               Surrounding               Koi               Symbolism,               Znana.org
                   Graham,               Naomi.

    Immortal               Geisha               -               Geisha,               Geiko,               Maiko               FAQ,               immortalgeisha.com






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    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.






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