Today, Tuesday, October 28th, I had my first radiation treatment at Yale. They were not kidding with how short it would be. My Dad brought me up to Yale for my 1:15 appointment. I went right in, laid down, the Batman mask was put on, and the nurses left the room. If you've ever had an x-ray done, it sounds the same. I asked the nurse 'Where do the laser beams come from', and he pointed to each opposite wall and to the ceiling, where there is a very small dark-tinted window. When they started I would hear the x-ray sound on one side, then the top, then the next. This happened several times. The nurses came back in and took off the mask (treatment was 3 minutes to be precise). I was like 'We're done??' and they said yes, that is it. We were back in the car and on the road in no time - I will spend more time in the car than in treatment!
My meeting with the medical oncologist is on Friday, October 30th, at 9AM. This is the person that decides the chemotherapy treatment.
Hope everyone is well. Nothing else to report, though T.J. has started referring to me as 'Marvin the Martian' as I am wondering when my head will start to glow! (for those of you outside the U.S., Marvin is a cartoon character associated with Bugs Bunny, Elmor Fudd, and Warner Brothers).
Ciao, Mike
3 comments:
Congrats Michael (aka "Marvin")! Keep up that fantastic attitude of yours!
I thought your head was already "glowing"!!!
All my best,
Koreen
just be careful a spider doesn't get in the path of the beams... wouldn't want you to start spraying webbing out of your wrists..
:)
-Greg R
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