Radiation Day Delays

All started normally today: wake up, get cleaned up, make breakfast, take meds. All good so far. Mom arrived at a decent time. I was ready to go. We leave and make our way to the treatment center. I get strapped in and we’re underway with the radiation zapping. Or so I thought. They had to recalibrate the machine midway through the blast. That only took 45 minutes. I’m laying there strapped in with the mask, and it seems like forever.

Finally, they say it’s good to go. Some kind of mess up between A24 and A29—whatever that means. All I know is it’s a metallic slide on the spinning thing that goes around my head. He showed me what it was. It was all robots and machinery to me.

Then I met with my Radiation Oncologist. That was a quick 1-2 minute visit. He just asked if we had questions about the treatment so far. Not much really, just said the fatigue was bothering me. He said that’s to be expected. So all in all, it was a good day at the treatment center. I was a bit wobbly laying on the table for some extra time, or the fatigue got me. I was stumbly in the bathroom after the zapping. Then on the way in the house, I was wobbly too. I had to catch myself on the storm door to stabilize. Take it easy, go slow. Don’t rush things. You aren’t the you you once knew.

I had a sandwich for lunch. It was tasty. I had some bean dip with lunch and a donut after. I am hydrating with my Nectar Hydration packs. That really helps. I’ll continue using it. My mom just left to beat the rain. It’s supposed to rain a lot this afternoon. I may nap this afternoon. I’m feeling really tired today. Listen to your body.

I’ve been enjoying Kevin Costner’s The West on the History Channel. It’s been a great docuseries. I can watch it and just fade into the story. I wonder if anyone will get dysentery on the Oregon Trail episode. 🙂

Thank you for stopping by!
~Bruce