Wednesday April 20 2011- Day 107

Today I have to leave work early because I have to meet with the radiation doctor. If it's not 1 goddamn thing it's another with this bs. I get tired of having to deal with treatment. So after a full day of work I leave at 2:30 to walk down to GW Hosp. I meet with the radiation dr who proceeds to tell me that it is in my best interest to go through radiation. That I shouldnt suffer through the same kind of side effects I did with chemotherapy and that the most I should have to deal with is skin changes similar to a sunburn including dry itching and peeling. Great just what I need. He says that radiation isnt required but it reduces my chance of reoccurence from 40% to less than 10%. With that information it's clear that radiation is not in fact optional. He tells me that he will set me up with my first appointment which will just be measurements for next week. He asks me the date..I tell him I'm leaving town Wed-Fri of next week so he says fine let's plan for Tues with the first radiation beginning the following week. Ok fine whatever. He asks me what time..I tell him at 8 am. He leaves the exam room and returns shortly with an appt card for the following Tues at 8 am. It's more shit I'm not looking forward to including get up an hour early for the next 6 weeks but this seems unavoidable. Such is my life now while battling cancer.