Saturday, June 22, 2013

Glowing

Yesterday was my 8th radiation treatment. I go in everyday except weekends. This is me, in all my naked glory, getting zapped in several different directions.

The radiation device rotates around the table to get these angles. It comes across from the right side (blue lines). Then moves to the upper right and shoots down into my collar bone, zapping the lymph nodes (red area). Then it moves underneath the table a shoots up through my shoulder blade (green area). And finally, up through the left side of my breast (blue).

I've been using the breathing tube and am a pro at it now. See Panic Attack about the training. With each deep breath I create space in my chest to protect my heart and lungs from radiation.

I should be finished with this treatment by the third week of July.

I will be glowing by then!


4 comments:

  1. Wow, seeing the visual explains it so much more, thanks for sharing!

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    1. As the device rotated around me today I held my breath, shut my eyes and visualized the different colors on the screen. 9 down, 22 more to go!

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  3. Keeping you in prayer every day!

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