My first radiation session is long - checking measurements, marking me up like a road map - while my lovely oncology nurse, Linda, takes time out to explain everything, recommend the best way to tackle this treatment, and answer any questions Ted and I have. I feel like I'm in excellent hands now.
Linda and two techs complete the treatment which takes about an hour and a half first time around. I feel nothing and am told simply to get lots of air to the zapping site and apply copious amounts of Johnsons baby powder and nothing else during treatment. Keeping dry is important to baby the skin.
They go in 4 times about 10 second a zap. To make sure penetration is low and exact, Dr. Trotter has recommended placing something like a piece of liver wrapped in Saran on the target site, to fool the laser into thinking it's gone deeper than it has. I'm starting to feel like dinner in the microwave. This is a very precise science these days.
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