Poster Child for Magic Markers

Today was my first day of radiation treatment at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. I was able to drive myself and got there in plenty of time with not a long wait once I arrived. I got changed into my gown and headed back to the room with the BIG machine. I settled in on the table as the technichians (3) got me into the correct position. Arm up over my head and greatly exposed, I was told to lay still.


The machine looked like something out of Star Wars with rays moving in all different positions and lots of little windows opening with beams falling across my chest at odd angles. Dr. C showed up about half way through and pulled out his magic marker and did some markings. Tape was placed on half of the marks and I will need to keep them in place so they can shoot at those spots each day when I go.

I had to chuckle when I looked at the finished product because it looked like I had run into a kid holding a handful of magic markers with all the lids off in a dark room.