Had to go back to the Radiation department yesterday so they could do a "dry run" of the radiation treatments that begin Monday. They put me back on the table I have to lay face down on that has a form on it to lay on. It has a cut out to put your face in and a cut out for your stomach. At the head of the bed is a huge, round machine that looks like a catscan machine, but the bed is stationary. It does not slide into the machine (I think). You lay there face down, with your arms above your head.
They adjust the table back and forth to get it lined up with all these lasers that are coming out of the top of the machine showing down onto my butt. There are also lasers coming out the sides of the wall of the room too. Anyways, they have to get all these lasers exact every time so they are radiating the exact same spot that needs it.
I bet I was face down for 45 minutes while they adjusted stuff, and drew on my butt with sharpies again! Lol! I got 5 more blue freckle tattoos too to help mark the exact spot they have to be. There was 1 guy Tech (senior radiation tech), and 2 women. They were really nice.
There was a little area in there when you first walk that hs 2 chairs and a coffee table with magazines. I asked if that meant Bill come in with me when I do treatments, and they he couldn't 'cos of the radiation, but that they would be glad to show him what the machine looks like when it is off. Still wonder what that little waiting area was for...lol! I know when they turn the machine on, the techs go behind a wall that has a big, glass window. It has shades you can open and close.
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