Last week, I received Cyberknife radiation treatment three times on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I was warned that I might experience side effects including fatigue, shortness of breath, and chest soreness.
I played 18 holes of golf on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. No problem, no apparent side effects - lovely.
On Monday this week, I experienced shortness of breath, mild chest pains, and vertigo. I panicked, and the anxiety reawakened my GERD, which produced a sore throat and stomach pains from the acid reflux - RATS!
With a drastic change of diet and a conscious effort to chill, by Thursday I was five pounds lighter and able to go out to the range and hit a bucket of golf balls. Overestimating my capacity and underestimating the effects of the radiation and heat (82 degrees, 85% humidity), I went out this morning to play 18 holes with my regular Friday group.
Bad idea! I lasted 4 and 3/4 holes - one par, one bogey, and two doubles - until I accepted reality and hitched a ride with the ranger back to the clubhouse.
About Me
- Dr. Frank
- I once published an essay entitled, “What Language Do You Speak?” The point of the essay was that each of us speaks a unique language based on our demographic characteristics, education, and experience. So, I am a 70+-year old, Wharton-school trained graduate, B.S. in Economics, plus 30 graduate credits in Quantitative Economics, who returned to graduate school after 20 years of higher ed teaching and administration, to earn a doctorate in education and begin a second and third career, initially in technology in the private sector, than as a K-12 educator, eventually as a superintendent of schools and finally a COO/CFO for a large non-profit publisher and professional development organization, Along the way, I spent ten years in experiential education, started four alternative schools, and edited a compendium of best practices in K-12 education. I’ve been a computer user since 1953, and involved in online learning and instructional technology for more than 30 years.
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