RADIATION "RASH"

The "rash" is my cross to bear in the radiation "journey." 
Some people's nipple goes crooked, some people's breast gets beat up.
I have Gorbechov's birthmark on my chest.



The radiation mark on my chest looks about like Mr. Gorbachev's head thing.
Since I couldn't find a picture of a radiation burn, I thought this would do.
They're about the same, although I doubt he puts Cortizone.10 cream on his spot.

I put this Cortizone.10 cream on the Gorbi spot, which is about 2"x 3" and itches.  After being led to Walmart by everyone I know here, and buying one of everything on the shelf, this is the magic bullet.  I have to apply it about 3 times, very thick, before the itching and burning finally goes away.  The cream is on everything, scarves, night gowns, bathrobes. 

This is just the way it will be till February when it's all over.  Actually, the treatments will be over mid-January but it will take some time for the big mess left behind to go away.  

WHALE BLUBBER

I don't like radiation.  I don't know what's going on in there, what it's doing, what the side affects are.  I do know that everything tastes and feels like whale blubber, with the exception of Trader Joe's single size microwave popcorn with about 3 tablespoons of melted butter poured over it.  I made brownies - they tasted like beef.  There is just a backdraft that takes over when something goes in my mouth.   It doesn't matter what goes in - the backdraft takes over and everything tastes the same or worse.

This isn't Trader Joe's but I'm sure it's good anyway.
Trader Joe's just fits nicely into one of those Rubbermaid tall containers, holds the butter
and sits in the car and stays put.