I had my single (only) dose of radiation today. As with painting, prep is everything:
- Two weeks ago, I went to BC Cancer and had a CT taken of my pelvis: My thighs were clamped so my pelvis couldn't move, I was tattooed in three spots, and then they took some pictures (or is it a movie?) with the CT Scanner.
- Today, I went back to BC Cancer for the radiation part of the deal.
- They laid me on the table, clamped me down, and ran another CT scan to see if anything had changed or moved.
- I then waited for about 15 minutes while they studied the CT, and my radiation oncologist confirmed things were OK.
- Then the radiation dose and target was finalized and the same machine (CT/Radiation in one machine) circled around me.
- The radiation portion took about 2 minutes.
Because I got such a large radiation dose at one time, I will likely see some side effects: "sunburn" on my pelvis, tiredness, bowel changes.
Trivial.
But why is my leg glowing?
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