Radiation is...

Well I began radiation therapy last Wednesday. What a joy!! I have never had this type of radiation. It is quite interesting. The first appointment I had to get measured to make sure they were going to hit the right spot. To do this I had to strip from the waist down and lay in a CT machine. While I am doing this the nurses are marking my body up. They use Three different lasers to mark my body, one on the roof and one one each side wall. Long story short I now have Three tattoos. They told me that one was a dragon and the other one is a tiger, but they look like little dots to me. It really is not that exciting as it takes longer to park my car that to get the treatment done. Today was especially funny. I was sitting in the waiting room with the other patients, when a man walked out of the bathroom and down the hallway. He was completly unaware that his gown was wide open in the back, so he mooned everyone in the waiting room. That is great clinic humor right there!!!

The radiation machine is different from all of the other machines. When they start that sucker up the nurses all leave the room. Everytime this happens I think "Is this really safe for them to leave me here" or "Why don't they stay for the show?" Any way after the red warning light blinks about 25 times the nurses return to set me free.

One thing about this is it makes a huge difference when the nurses and those who take care of you are happy and good natured. I can say that I have been very lucky to have so many good people take care of me and my family as well.

Take care

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