After getting my zapping schedule last Monday, I circulated it to my pals asking for rides to the hospital, and it was full by Wednesday. Thank so much all of you, and sorry for those who offered to drive me and are on the standby list!
I see Dr. Trotter (my radiation oncologist) for the first time since starting treatment and she is really pleased with my progress, no skin damage and no problems. She shows me my Xrays and explains how the treatment on four sites is working. The actual zaps are anything from about 7 to 24 seconds, three techs check numbers every time, and in more detail once a week. They are all kind and compassionate. A highlight of waiting is listening to the repartee of the volunteer drivers, they are hilarious. I don't wait long, they run very close to schedule. Those 9 radiology machines (worth about $3 million each) are working all the time. July 26 we get a day off while they do maintenance on our Unit 8 system.
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