Back to radiation

Our first stop this morning was at the Tom Baker radiation department in the simulator area. This is where they marked me for neck radiation. After that we saw the radiation oncologist. I am going to have 5 sessions on my neck. They will do it from each side. This is to get rid of any tumor as the bone will not grow and heal until the tumor is gone. I will still have chemo on Friday if my counts are good. The only side effects of this radiation should be a sore throat. The radiation area will include both C3 and C6. The doctor says that I will still likely require a plate to be inserted later.

After that we had about 2 hours to go shopping. My sister arrived yesterday from San Frnacisco to stay with me for a week. Certainly good timing since I can't drive.

At 2:00 pm I had my first radiation treatment. There is no messing around with things where Dr. McKinnon is concerned. He only received my file yesterday afternoon.

So there will be radiation Wed, Thurs, Fri and Mon. Lab work, medicial oncologist, and plastic surgeon on Thurs and Chemo on Fri. Not quite the vacation my sister may have been thinking of. Oh well whe gets a first hand look at a portion of my life right now.

Oh I forgot to tell you that I am scheduled for reconstructive surgery on Feb 10. Hurray!!

Bad news is that we have had to cancel our cruise. We are still going to LA for Christmas. We will be leaving on Dec 21st and returning Dec 28th. Hopefully we can get away on a vacation in Jan when my health issues settle down.

Bye for now.

Love C