Linda Wager's Update Blog

Dear Family and Friends- We just wanted to check in and let you know that treatment has begun and we celebrate 1.5 weeks completed!  5 weeks to go! All is going well!  We haven't had to miss a day yet in spite of some snowfalls and roads that asked for caution!  I am feeling great so far, and side effects could start appearing at the 2 week mark.  We are taking it one day at a time! It is a relatively quick daily procedure.  A CT scan is taken every day that is reviewed by the radiation oncologist prior to the following day's treatment to make sure everything is as it should be.  I meet with the doc every Wednesday after treatment, but otherwise the tech girls take care of me daily for the 20 minutes or so I am with them.  After the CT scan, they then check and recheck positioning, and ride me into the "doughnut" for the 7 minute treatment time.  The machine sounds like either galloping horses or popcorn!  I've been told it makes that noise f...

  Family and Friends-- "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.  When you pass through the waters, I will be with you...."   Isaiah 43:1b-2a Radiation begins Wednesday, February 16 at 9:30am daily for 6.5 weeks in Antigo--40 minutes from home.  The expected side effects are fatigue (progressive as treatment continues) and sunburn/blisters throughout treatment and for some time afterwards. We are trusting God for effective treatment and safety in travel, as well as minimal side effects/capability to manage and endure the side effects, and opportunities to represent Him well to others.  We are thankful for His promise to be with us as we walk through these next months. I (Linda) am feeling great going into the start of radiation (6 weeks post-surgery), and might even get an "approved" short c-c ski in before treatment begins.  (The lifelong risk of lymphedema post surgery requires a slow, gentle build up to any activity usi...