Burritos as big as a chihuahua

Surgery ✓
Chemotherapy ✓
Radiation ✓

Back in December, when I got the initial results of the biopsy, Deb (the nurse navigator) called me and did an awesome job of meeting me where I was at with regards to what the future might hold.  She explained that they didn't have all the specifics of my cancer, but that there are four main methods to treat breast cancer and that my particular treatment could be a mix of any of them.  They were:

Surgery

Chemotherapy

Radiation

Hormone therapy

Lucky me, I get to have all four.  But today, I completed the third of these--and what I hope to be the end of the most life-interrupting.  I still have Herceptin infusions every three weeks till spring, and I'll have five years of hormone therapy, and I know I'll have frequent follow-ups, but these were the biggies.

At Columbia St. Mary's, they have a triangle on the wall of the radiation oncology department and when you're done with your last radiation, you get to ring it.  I walked out of my last treatment, excited to ring the triangle, and Greg was there, waiting for me with flowers.  I couldn't believe what an emotional moment it was and I teared up.

So radiation was done and to celebrate, the family (minus Cara) went to BelAir Cantina and ate burritos "as big as a chihuahua."

(Cara--dad wore his Hamline tee so it was almost like you were there with us)

They were fantastic--as were the house margaritas.  Unfortunately, before the radiation appointment, I'd had my pre-clinical trial bloodwork done, where they took six vials of blood. Note to self: margarita after losing that much blood is not the best idea.  That was a REALLY good margarita!  

I am a little embarrassed at how excited I am to be able to resume doing something now that radiation is over.  What is it?  This:

(probably not as excited as my family and friends are)

I'll write more in a few days, probably, including lovely details of my last week of treatments. But for now I really need to head to bed.  Must be that margarita.  :)