I got all set up for my radiation treatments to begin. They start tomorrow, March 16th, at 9:15 am. I have some anxiety about it, of course, but ready to get this done and over with. See ya later Cancer! My first chemotherapy appt is on Wednesday, March 17th. Happy St. Patrick's Day to me ;) The picture is my "Spider-Man" mask to keep me in place during the radiation treatments. The hard part is getting set up in the correct position. (And I guess I should mention that this isn't my actual rendering of the mask, just a picture I found that looks just like it) If I can get Charles or someone else to get a picture of me in mine, I will post it. The after picture would be good too. I have waffle face and neck for a good 20 minutes after the mask is taken off. It is a very tight squeeze in there but necessary to keep me in place. Don't need to radiate my chin or eyes ;) When I got fitted for the mask it wasn't too bad. I was able to breathe and find my happy place once I realized I really couldn't move at all. They had Jack Johnson going for me this morning for the "dress rehearsal" so that was really nice. I won't lie, it is a bit uncomfortable and I did start to panic towards the end. Thankfully the dress rehearsal was double what the actual treatment time will be so I should be able to make it just fine. And I just found out that Jack Johnson is coming to Usana on August 13th. Definitely kickin Cancer's ass to make that show! ;) Sitting in the front row too! Ha!
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