Super funny and completely true.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Kitty Meow
Any cat lover will enjoy this link. http://www.catswhothrowupgrass.com/kill.php
Super funny and completely true.
Since I've been home so much, it seems that our cat, Belle, is my constant companion. She now sleeps with me, wakes me up in the early AM before I want to, and just enjoys hanging out with me. Needles to say, it's kinda nice having a furry companion that makes you laugh because she's just being her.
Super funny and completely true.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Radiation
This week is the start of my 28 day radiation treatment. So far, it's not bad. It's only the third day though...
I'm undergoing Tomo Therapy radiation. (http://www.tomotherapy.com/) I was a bit nervous at first since I didn't really know what it was going to be like, but it really wasn't that bad. It's basically being stuck into a donut type machine with a bigger hole than an MRI machine, which is nice. I was a Waitbit worried that it would be really tight in there, but it's not.
Also, it helps that all the nurses/doctors are super nice. But I guess when you work at the Cancer Center, you probably should be an extra nice and understanding person. Anyways, the two gals that run that machine are funny. They have music playing and said I could bring in a CD if I wanted too. I'm only in there for about 15 - 20 minutes when I go in, so that kinda seems like a lot of work. And so far, I like the music they have. The first day, it was instrumental, spa like music. The second day, it was Michael Buble. Then today, it was Michael Jackson!
Treatment basically goes like this - check in 15 minutes prior to get a wristband that no one looks at. Go to the special radiation waiting room with no clock. Read Reader's Digest till the nurse comes out to get me. Go into the room and somehow manage to transfer from my wheelchair to the rather high platform with some assistance. Lay down, making sure my head is in the right spot. Grab the bars above my head so I'm inline of where I need to be and I don't move my back. Have the nurses scoot my body around so the tattoos I got line up to where they need to be. Have them help me lift my legs up so they can put a support under them so my lower back doesn't hurt. Then, into the big donut I go.
Radiation will hopefully stop the tumor from growing and shrink or get rid of it. I really hope this works...
I'm undergoing Tomo Therapy radiation. (http://www.tomotherapy.com/) I was a bit nervous at first since I didn't really know what it was going to be like, but it really wasn't that bad. It's basically being stuck into a donut type machine with a bigger hole than an MRI machine, which is nice. I was a Waitbit worried that it would be really tight in there, but it's not.
Also, it helps that all the nurses/doctors are super nice. But I guess when you work at the Cancer Center, you probably should be an extra nice and understanding person. Anyways, the two gals that run that machine are funny. They have music playing and said I could bring in a CD if I wanted too. I'm only in there for about 15 - 20 minutes when I go in, so that kinda seems like a lot of work. And so far, I like the music they have. The first day, it was instrumental, spa like music. The second day, it was Michael Buble. Then today, it was Michael Jackson!
Treatment basically goes like this - check in 15 minutes prior to get a wristband that no one looks at. Go to the special radiation waiting room with no clock. Read Reader's Digest till the nurse comes out to get me. Go into the room and somehow manage to transfer from my wheelchair to the rather high platform with some assistance. Lay down, making sure my head is in the right spot. Grab the bars above my head so I'm inline of where I need to be and I don't move my back. Have the nurses scoot my body around so the tattoos I got line up to where they need to be. Have them help me lift my legs up so they can put a support under them so my lower back doesn't hurt. Then, into the big donut I go.
Radiation will hopefully stop the tumor from growing and shrink or get rid of it. I really hope this works...
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