Dr. Debra Yeboa
Radiation on the T8
We drove downtown to MD Anderson on November 1st for my one time intense radiation treatment to the spine lesion on the T8. The procedure took an hour from set up to when I rang the bell for completion of treatment. I had to lay completely still, vacuum sealed on the table for 45 of those minutes. Not an easy task but one I kept reminding myself that I could do. When we got done we met with Dr. Yeboa and except for some back discomfort I have had no other side effects. Not sure if that’s from the inflammation or from having to lay so still on that table. I have been tired but only because I’m still not sleeping straight through the night from the hot flashes and sweats. Started on Prozac to help with that but I’m only seeing a slight improvement. I’m also off ibrance now so that should help with menapause symptoms. Next step is seeing Dr. Kovitz on November 15th for a routine checkup and to see up another liver CT. I think I should ask him if st anytime has my brain been scanned. Sometimes I can’t get the right words to come out when I speak and I don’t know if it’s just me thinking faster than my mouth can keep up or if it’s residual effects from when I was in the coma and down for so long during CPR in 2014. All I know is it used to be funny but now it’s getting annoying and I’m a worrier by nature so I want to cover my bases. Might bring that up with him. Then in February I will have a repeat MRI for the spine to make sure there’s no growth there. From July 2017 to September my lesion almost doubled in size so I pray this radiation killed it. It went from a 1cm spot to a 1.6 cm x 1.9 cm spot. To me that is fast growing. Considering in December of 2016 it was 4 mm. For now I’m going to try to enjoy the holidays and my family and try to rest as much as I can so I’m not stressed out. I deserve a cancer break!