Radiiation

This kind of radiation does not suck. The techs are nice. The doctors are nice and treatment goes quickly.

The process starts with a CAT Scan of my breast which makes sure the balloon is still nicely inflated and that the size and position of the balloon is the same. After that we all (cast of many) troop to the radiation room. I lay down on the table and the nurse hooks me up to an R2D2 type machine. The nurse leaves the room and shuts this huge, iron, bank vault like door. On the outside of the door is a huge yellow and red sign saying something like - Caution High Radiation Levels inside.

After the nurse leaves the machine whirs and an unradiated seed is inserted. They send in the fake one first to make sure the line isn't blocked. After that the machine sends in the seed of radiation. It stays inside me for 12 minutes then is taken out and put back in R2D2.

Finally the person, doctor, scientist (don't know which) responsible for running the machine comes in with a Geiger counter to make sure no radiation is in the room. After determining no stray radiation is hanging out with me, the rest of the group, techs, nurses, doctor and as far as I know random strangers off the street come in, unhook me and send me home.

I come back and do the same thing 6 hours later.

One day down, four more days to go.