We showed up for the IMRT appointment 30 mins early, and they called us 45 mins late. That caused a lot of anxiety to build up waiting all that time. Once I got in there, they took about 20 minutes making sure I was lined up properly, then the actual treatment was only 6 minutes. The treatment is painless, and sounds kinda like a Pink Floyd Song. This pattering sound rotates my head around while changing loudness. Kinda sounds like people running around me while strumming on a washboard.
Emotionally, there was a kind of sinking feeling, or a point of no return. This treatment should help, and might cause more serious problems. Up till that moment, I was facing that prospect. Now I have passed that decision.
The first night of Chemo passed with little fanfare too. Stood there with the pills in front of me for a couple minutes, facing the same feeling. I took them and had an upset stomach that night, but it was also a very stressful day.
A couple of posts ago, I spoke of the mask they made to hold my head in place during radiation. I asked the Nurse to take some picks...here they are:
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