Light at the end of the tunnel

What's that? That bright light. I see a light at the end of this dark tunnel. Could it finally be over soon? Yes, I think it is!

I've finished my last chemo treatment! My doctor just told me the other day. Yay! No more nausea, headaches, etc. Now I have to go get radiation treatment, whose side effects are alot more milder than chemo. Unfortunately it'll still sap my energy, cause internal sunburns, and cause my esophogus to feel like I'm swallowing a baseball.

I even got a tattoo out of it. Four of them actually. As Phoebe from Friends would call them, they're love dots. :P
Yep, I have four little dots on my chest and shoulders now. What are these tattoos for you might ask? They're there to align the lasers on my body for the radiation treatment, which is basically like taking a x-ray, except longer. The only sucky thing about the procedure is the fact that I get a hannibal lecter style full face mask strapped to my entire face to keep my head from moving about. Not very pleasant, and a bit claustrophobic. The doc said I'd be doing radiation therapy once a day every day for about 5 weeks or so. I find that info out next week when they determine the schedule.

I'm thinking maybe I can get some real tattoos to cover up the love dots after everything is over. I mean I don't have any real tattoos yet. But then again, the needle kinda hurted.

On a side note, Betty and I went to Reno's Rib cookoff a couple of weeks ago, and chowed down majorly on some of the best ribs around. We met up a couple of friends and ate till we could eat no more. It was lots of fun, but tiring. We then met up some other friends at Silver Legacy and at the Grand Sierra Hotel & Resort. I even taught a friend how to gamble at blackjack, and won $30 myself while playing. Yay! Since I don't really gamble that much or that much high stakes, I was quite happy with it.