Simulation Day

Monday morning I decided to just go ahead in to surgeons office to get one of the doctors to drain this fluid from me...again. Just as I'm approaching the hospital I got a call from the hospital. They have a generic 770-501 number that makes it easy to identify them. It was the Radiation Oncology dept. wanting to confirm my apt for later in the afternoon. WAIT! WHAT! "I thought it was for tomorrow." ugh! now I had to change my entire day to adjust for my mistake. Too many appointments to keep up with I guess.

My 2 O'clock Similation

First I had to go upstairs to now see my Radiation Oncologist. Yup, I had to do the routine.... you guys should know it well by now as well. Take of everything from the waist up and put on the paper shirt/ gown. :) All he did was make some marks with some specialized pen for the techs downstairs to follow. That was simple. Now, to get dressed and head back downstairs to meet my meet my new team of caregivers.


Radiation Dept.

The receptionist is a really nice sista. We had a short but nice conversation before the tech came to get me. In the back I had to repeat the procedure. LOL! undress from the waist up... BUT this time I got a cloth gown. :D

The tech escorts me to room. This one reminds me of when I had my PET scan done. Don't think I blogged about it but the machine looks like a huge donought. Unlike the Pet Scan, this machine is a bit shorter in length. Anyway, the purpose of this visit is to make an upper body mold for me that will be used for the next 33-36 visits with them. The tech mixes a concoction for the mold, lays it on the machine where I would lay, and positions me on top of it. I'm guessing this part took about 20-30 minutes; not sure. She takes some scans, makes more marks on my chest and side, then we're done.


After all that I ran back upstairs to see my surgeon the get this fluid taken out. Unfortunate for me, she was still in surgery and wouldn't be able to do it. Come in tomorrow the nurse said, she's in the office. Surely!