August 28, 2024

CONTENT WARNING: I'm going to talk about burns in detail. Skip if you're squeamish.

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Burns are in a category all their own. I dealt rather well with the surgeries. There was a certain point where I could even ignore a fair bit of the pain from those. There's no ignoring burns. If they hurt, it draws all my attention, and there is no room left to focus on anything else. And like when you burn yourself on a hot pan, the injury doesn't stop once the thing causing it is removed. It keeps getting worse for a while. For radiation burns, multiply that, and stretch the process over days. My last treatment was Thursday of last week. Now on Wednesday, I think these have started levelling off, but I can't tell for sure. I am very thankful for the combination of Silvadene burn cream, Vicodin, and weed which has been getting me through what is without a doubt the hardest part of my whole cancer process so far.