Radiation - Day 2

I have updated a couple of additional dates since yesterday. June 17th - MRI and July 2nd - EEG. You can scroll down to these dates to read or use the Blog Archive on the bottom right to go directly to these pages.

Due to all of the feedback I received about people having difficulty leaving a comment - I dug into the innards of the setup and set the comments section differently. It seems to have worked as now I am seeing all of your comments. Thanks

The Nitty Gritty -
Last night went really well. I slept well and had no nauseous feelings at all. As a matter of fact I felt no differently than I did Sunday night before any of this started. That was good. Must be all of the different medications are working as they are supposed to.

I now have a new procedure every day prior to my radiation. I report to the Medical Oncology area one hour ahead of my radiation to get a shot of Amifostine. This drug is intended to reduce many of the side affects that will be caused by radiation. But I have another medication that I now have to take at home one hour before the Amifostine. This is to reduce the side affects caused from this shot. This new prescription is Kytril.

It's going to be really interesting looking at all of these different bills when they start to get posted. This treatment is rated $$$$$.

After the shot I go and have blood drawn for the radiation tests through the week. This is done on sight every Tuesday. Then around the corner to the patient lounge until my name is called.

You know the drill - buckled down to the bed - the scans begin. Every day so far starting last Friday I have had two passes to verify the positioning is exactly right. They told me that beginning tomorrow I will only have one of these passes. They must becoming more confident. Then a third pass that is the actual radiation. IT IS OVER WITH FOR ANOTHER DAY. I am advised that the nurse wanted to see me.

So back to the patient area for my call - which was only a couple of minutes. Vitals were taken and just some quick questions about how I was doing. She told me that the Doctor also wanted to see me and she left.

Dr. Herman - my radiation oncologist - entered a few moments later with another doctor. He looked at my throat and commented no change as of yet - which was expected. Asked me how I was doing and just more of the usual doctor-patient exchange.

So - the question is - HOW AM I DOING?
To this point I am doing just fine. None of the ugly symptoms have yet to appear. My radiation is not painful and I am not feeling any pain and for that matter I am not yet feeling any differently nor any unusual or new discomforts.

So until tomorrow - Soyanora!   Hope I can report things are also this good tomorrow. Keep the comments coming. And share this with whomever you wish.

Patrick