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Had my 6th radiartion session today. Only 1 left next Monday. No terrible effects so far tonight, although I still feel a little dozier than normal from session 5. I was pretty disappointed though with my meeting with the Oncology Doc after my session today. I thought he would give me some sort of indication on how things were going but Nope! He wasn't willing to say anything basically when I asked him how things were looking. He simply said that after the radiation treatments stop, the radiation keeps working in your body for up to 3 months afterward so he will schedule a CT Scan for around 3 months from now and then we will have a telephone meting to reviw the results of what he sees on that CT Scan. He did say that he hopes to see a blackened nodule with a bit of lung tissue scarring around it. ie: he would consider that a successful killing of the cancerous tissue. He also warned me that at some point in that 3 month period I may develope a persistant cough and if that happens I should call him (his office) and he will perscribe a 10 day regime of Prednisone that should take care of that. Great! Something else to watch out for 🙄 I asked him how I would know it wasn't just a cold due to the changing seasons as that can be a real issue going into autumn. He said ..."You'll know!" Oh my, that sounds ominous😶 I'll just hope I don't have to find out!

1963 and a Phil Spector's Wall of Sound production by the Crystals; Da Doo Ron Ron!

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Had my 5th radiation treatment Monday about mid-afternoon. Experienced another sudden spell of extreme exhaustion Monday evening around 7:30 or 8:00 PM. It seemed worse than the first one and lasted longer.Was still very lethargic all day Tuesday so basically did nothing other than I had to cut the back lawn yesterday afternoon. That normally takes me about a 1/2 hour but took almost an hour yesterday cuz I had to stop and rest a couple of times before I could finish it. Taking it easy today as well as I have my 6th & 2nd last radiation treatment tomorrow. I have an appointment to speak with the oncology doctor tomorrow right after my rad. session. Not sure what the discussion will be about but hoping for some kind of indication about how the treatments are going. I'm pretty sure they can see something about what's going on when they do the treatments? We'll see tomorrow. Hope I don't get whacked again later tomorrow with another spell of exhaustion but even if I do, at least that'll be the sencond last treatmenrt so I'm getting to the end of this process 🙂

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Huge Congrats @intoxicated yoda on your 5th Year Quit Anniversary! Boy oh \boy does time ever fly. 5 Years is a big milestone so I hope you celebrate it in style!

No question that I think all of us still have some sort of occasional thoughts of smoking after 1 year+ being quit. I have had those thoughts as well but the longer I've been quit, the less frequently I've had any passing thought of smoking. It's always struck me as being weird too because those thoughts would just pop up from nowhere! I wasn't doing anything that would normally create any thought of smoking, the thought would just be there suddenly ... "Hey, you should have a smoke now!" Then my brain would focus and I'd be thinking ... what? Where'd that come from and why? Then, I'd just dismiss it and carry on. I will say though that any of these thoughts of smoking I've had has never made me actually consider picking up a smoke and lighting one up; not that I have any around anyway. But my point is these thoughts have never been strong enough to motivate me to smoke again. For that I'm thankful! I have heard of some who have genuinely struggled with staying quit years after they have quit though so yes, it can happen and is something we all need to stay on guard for.

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Yes! Love the new header!! Very powerful.

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Sorry to hear about this issue Stew😢 Not an easy time for you but I'm convinced you'll get through it. We'll be here to support you and we will all be thinking of you & wishing for the best outcome and your complete and speedy recovery🙏

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It looks new & fresh to me. I like what I see so far! Great job guys!

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Welcome @ParturMadcap! Your search for a great support group paid off! This one is the best group of former smokers that you could possibly find. You have a fabulous start to a life free from smoking! Keep it up and come hang out here often and participate in the discussions and/or helping others. Participating in a place like this is really a great way to stay on track and gets tips from others on how to navigate new issues that may come up from time to time. Hope you stick around!!

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