Well, I've had two real radiation treatments now. Both were like an x-ray, meaning I felt nothing. Yay. Let's keep it that way. At my first session yesterday, they called Dr. Kim to come check everything out before they did the radiation, but he didn't come. They did the treatment anyway. I thought about that on the way home and wondered if it was ok (especially since they never said anything to me). They called him again today, and he showed up. He was there about 10 seconds.
They really do a good job of keeping everything on schedule at the radiation oncology center. The process is pretty quick. The entire appointment is 15 minutes or less. Here's the rundown....
- Sign in at the front desk.
- Go straight to the women's dressing room and change into a gown (waist up only).
- Wait in the dressing room for them to call my name over the intercom.
- Go to the radiation room and say hello to the two techs who will do the treatment.
- Lay on the uncomfortable table and uncomfortable custom pillow, made just for me, situating my hand on top of my head on my uncomfortable pillow.
- Allow the techs to situate me on the table by lining up all the x's that are taped all over my chest and sides.
- Listen to great music while they clear the room.
- Wait for the big machine to buzz for awhile and then watch it travel over the top of me, within about 12 inches of my face, and then listen for it to buzz again from the other side.
- Have the techs come back in the room and tell me I can remove my hand from the top of my head and relax.
- Go back to the dressing room to change and be on my way.
- Do it all over again the next weekday.
I started my photography class tonight at the college. I am SO EXCITED!!! I will be using a Mac to do the Photoshop work. I haven't used a Mac since Clayton and I had a Mac IIci, which, embarassingly enough, we still have! It's in the original box in the garage. I think we used it in the early 90's. I cannot wait to learn this stuff. My first assignment is to take portraits this week....no lessons yet... he just wants to see where each of us stand, photography wise. We watched a video on pixels, which was pretty interesting. I am so happy I signed up for this class.
Thanks for reading, and thanks for the comments. I have awesome friends.
- Sandy
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