It's been a good two weeks. I started back to work - part-time. I am working from home, and I am so grateful I work for a company that provides the equipment and means to work remotely. I work 4 hours a day, and I've got plenty to keep me busy. In fact, I almost think I'm ahead of schedule! I've traded work distractions with home distractions, which really is less distracting than work. Odd, isn't it.
I am getting around on my own two legs now. The right leg is still weak. It tires easily and runs the risk of collapsing as I tend to do more than is good for me. My muscles ache, and most mornings my leg is very stiff. Thank you painkillers! The distal side of my right knee is still numb for the most part. It feels odd when the radiation techs touch that area.
My sister visited last week. She left Monday. We don't often get to spend time together, just her and I. She is on a vegan diet for 100 days, and we enjoyed her cooking this week. We were very pleasantly surprised in that the food was really, really good. She will get me to eating healthy eventually! Which, I really should sooner than later. Dee and I got to enjoy several movies; I Just Don't Know How She Does It, The Lion King 3D, Easy A, and Something Borrowed. But I think our favorite day was Monday. It started off raining, but by 11:00 the sun was out and the world was dry. So, Dee, Cassie and I went to Joe's Crab Shack and sat out on the deck over Jacksonville Beach and enjoyed lunch. Afterwards we strolled on the beach. There was a storm out at sea, it was high tide, and the waves were crashing. It was beautiful!
Anyway, on to today. Today was x-ray day. I got my UPC patient's lanyard. So, when I go in for radiation, all I have to do is scan my UPC into the LINAC machine and the folks in the back will instantly know I am present and ready for radiation. I met my radiation team; Rachel, Sean and Loren. Rachel walked me through what we were doing today. Basically, double-checking that the plan derived from the CT scan is correct. So, I met LINAC I - basically the business end of a very, very large microscope. And Sean and Loren pushed, pulled and tugged me (while I'm in my leg mold). Several x-rays, a few adjustments, and green pen markings later, and I was done! The blue markings on my legs have been embellished with green markings. The green indicates I am officially in treatment.
Tomorrow, at 3:00 PM, I will begin radiation. I will find out the field size of radiation as Sean and Loren will outline the radiation area tomorrow. Whew! Finally! Let's get this over with! The thing I'm most thrilled about is that since I will be going in daily (sans Saturday and Sunday), I no longer have to stress the leg markings. They will be refreshed every day. Makes me happy! The stickers and paint pen and daily monitoring were a bit stressful. I really didn't want to have to get another IV!
More to come later this week. Let ya know how the first few days go!
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