You're doing fine Blair, still keeping up that sassy, upbeat attitude. It will help you nicely face the upcoming onslaught of rads treatment.

I'm 7 months post rads myself and things are all getting better, albeit slowly. There are plenty of threads in Currently in Treatment to tell you what you will experience and how good or how bad it can be. So there's no reason to fear or worry about the unknown ahead of you over the next 6 or so weeks.

If you haven't started daily use of Aquaphor (or equivalent) on your skin, get that started. It really does help prevent the skin burns on your neck. And I hope you have a prescription for oral lidocaine or one of the other magic mouthwash formulas, these will help you with the mouth/throat related discomfort many of us face, particularly while eating.

Other than that, stay active, pursue your hobbies and interests if possible, including the physical interests such as dancing, walking, running, etc.

The last thing you want to do is to stay home, inactive, thinking that your treatment or disease necessitates it. That just gives you way too much time to start worrying about stuff, and worrying is pretty much the last thing you need to be doing.

You are and will continue to do fine, it won't always be easy, but it is entirely doable.

keep us informed of what you're doing and going through, you matter to all of us.

take care,
Tony