Tuesday April 26 2011- Day 113

Today will be the day I get measured for my first radiation treatment. Basically they are going to align me on the machine and draw marks on my body with ink that they push in with a pin. They refer to them as tattoos. My appointment is at 8 am so I need to be up out the bed by 6 and out the door by 6:51 to catch a 6:56 bus. It's rough for me getting up because I'm not a morning person and getting up an hour earlier is a struggle. I manage to get out the door on time and arrive at radiation at 7:45 am. They give me some paperwork to fill out and then leave me to sit until a nurse comes to get me and take me down to radiation. They take me to a dressing area and tell me to undress from the waist up and put on a gown. I quickly change and forget to take off my bra and necklace which the nurse tells me to remove. I am then put on a radiation simulator. This machine wont actually radiate me instead it will give them the alignment needed for treatment. They get me positioned and begin drawing dots and lines on my body. The whole process takes about 10 mins. I get back dressed and go back upstairs. I meet with Dr. O my radiation dr and I show him a scar that has developed along my right breast. He says it's nothing to be concerned about just scar tissue developing. I say ok and leave. I get to work on time and at lunch time I do a hard 30 min workout and I'm exhausted by the end of it. By the end of the day I'm not sure if it was a good idea considering that I still need to wash and pack before we leave for our trip tomorrow to NY. I am so tired when I get home I want to lay down and sleep but I know I need to throw clothes in the wash and get packed. We also need to run to the store and get some groceries. By the time I finish everything it is well after midnight. I dont finally fall asleep til after 1 am. Thank goodness I dont have to work tomorrow.