I'm Radioactive, Radioactive :)

It is with a giddy sense of child-like excitement that I anticipate my first radiation treatment today. Might sound strange, I realize, but I am sooooooooo ready to get on with this! There is zero fear or trepidation.  Time to start jumping Hurdle #3!

My brain can pretty much visualize what's going to happen since my educated guess is that the "lining up" session accurately duplicated what an actual radiation session will be like.  The main difference will be that I'm not in the "donut-hole"of a CT scanner, I will be in a radiation machine.

Here's what the radiation machine will look like. Also shows the "knee wedge" I talked about earlier.

I will only have my right arm in one of these brackets.

I'm going to inquire as to whether my friend, Cheryl, can take a photo of ME lying ready to attack cancer cells.  My guess is "No!", but hey, it's worth asking!!

I have "counted down" to some incredibly amazing experiences this year. Radiation therapy has been another count down for me.  Today is Z-E-R-O!

I DO feel positive and hopeful.

I DO feel rested up and energized.

I DO feel ready to FIGHT! 

                                         

My only wondering is whether or not I can lay perfectly still for 3 minutes while the radiation is targeting minute, precise lymph nodes.  Time will tell ... but I'm throwing in my bottle of Adivan just to be safe!

Next time I write, session #1 will be history ...