Got Millie off to school and ellie off with Melissa Fowler. Melissa said she would watch Ellie while Chris and i go to see Dr. Thomson. we get to Dr. Thomson's office and get checked in right away. First the nurse checked my weight, blood pressure and asked a few questions about my health. the nurse got out a gown from the cupboard and said "the doctor likes to have his patients get undressed for their first visits". Chris and I laughed about that, wouldn't that be a great line for all doctors no matter what their profession, dentist, foot doctor, eye doctor. just sounded so funny at the time.
The doctor wanted to give me a pelvic exam and anal exam. so uncomfortable. the doctor saw the cancer and said, its still there, we had a chuckle. we talked about radiation and the doctor told me i would be led to the radiation machine to get set up for the future radiation treatments. the nurse came in and i recognized her from somewhere. come to find out she is a master gardener so we talked about gardening the whole time. She lead Chris and me to the changing room and told Chris to wait there and then lead me to the radiation room. she had me get up on a table that was connected to a big donut looking machine. i got on the table and they started getting me ready for the set up. they put this weird sheet thing that molded to my lower half, butt and legs. Every time i come to radiation i get in this mold so everything matches up. The nurse put a rod thing in my vagina and then taped it to my leg. this was to help find the points on the outside of my body to put the tattoos. The nurses went into the other room and started the machine with the doctor. The ceiling of this room has beautiful blossoms on it, very relaxing for me. The machine pulls you through three times and all i have to do is lay still. after the machine has pulled me through the nurses marked the three points on my body where the laser will be pointed. then the nurse pokes me with a needle that has ink on it to make a tattoo. i now have three tattoos, two on my hips and one on my abdomen. when this was completed they showed me the mold of my legs and lead me back out the the changing area. That's the process for radiation.
after radiation i was told to go get a chest xray and then tomorrow i go get a CT scan, whatever that is. Radiology is on the 2nd floor. we checked in and went right back to x-ray. They had me undress again. I got in a gown and went right back. chest x-rays are the easiest procedures i have ever done. Well we left x-ray and went home to enjoy the rest of the day. Tomorrow CT scan, whatever that is....
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