Katy: I ditto the welcome to the family. You sound like a very strong person and I'm sure you're going to get through this. As you've likely been told and have read via the veteran posters above me, radiation treatment isn't easy. But it's very doable and with a good attitude and help from friends and family you'll make it through to the other end.

Like Cheryl I drove myself to treatment, and that was in Los Angeles, where most drivers treat cars as weapons of mass destruction. If you can get a ride - both for the ease as well as the company - I'd recommend it. At least after the first week or two.

We all react differently to treatment and I hope you'll be one of those for whom it's easier. Hang in there, ask all the questions you can think of both of your medical team and here on the forum (we will never treat any question as anything less than meaningful) and do get in all the nutrition you can now. Most of us will also recommend that you get your thyroid levels checked too, as radiation can mess with that small but essential organ. But if it does, treatment is a snap with medication.

My best wishes and good thoughts. You can do this!