March 16, 2006
Setup Complete
I am home from my setup appointment. The whole thing took a bit over an hour, in part because they had to scan me twice. The first scan didn't go low enough to be complete, so they reset and started over. The CT table was rock hard, and by about 10 minutes in my limbs were all going numb or were numb, as I was not supposed to move at all. It is hard to relax into nerve pain, but it's all over now and the actual treatments will be much shorter and later in the day. At the end of the scan, I was marked up with magic marker in three spots around my midsection, then injected just beneath the skin in each spot with a little bit of dye.
I go in for radiation treatment #1 on Tuesday, March 28th at 2:45. From that point on I guess I will be there every day for a month and a week.
Posted by Andy at March 16, 2006 11:57 AM to the News categoryGlad to hear the treatments will be closer to home. Good luck on Tuesday. Hopefully the basketball this weekend will be a refreshing oasis.
Posted by: Jim & Susanne at March 16, 2006 08:06 PMThere were a couple of barn-burners today already, and some of them were between 3 and 14 seeds no less. It's a good start for sure.
Posted by: Andy at March 16, 2006 10:01 PM