Last Day of Radiation

 

THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010

Last Day Of Radiation

I finished radiation, and it was so hard to say goodbye to the staff in the radiation department. I have never met people who are more compassionate and kind. It has been a wonderful experience to know that 5 days a week for 7 weeks, I knew I would be greeted by people who genuinely care and understand. This staff treated me more like a friend than a patient, and I loved them all.
There is something not right about radiation, though; I'm not sure how it works, meaning that when I go into the room, and the techs get me all situated, the techs leave the room and shut the massive metal door, so they don't get radiated... huh? How can that be good for my body? Kinda weird how it works. I'm sure if they had a special light to check the radiation levels in my body, mine would like up like a Christmas tree. At Mayo Clinic, they call us the GLOW club... seriously??

My skin is so radiation burned haha. I thought I would make it through without getting burned... what was I thinking? Under my arm, where the lymph nodes were radiated has  2nd degree burns and my breast is also burned and swollen. In the last 2 weeks, it has gotten worse. The swelling is weird ... when I put my arm down, I can feel my breast on my arm..... ladies if you have no boobs and you thought you wanted melons .... you don't. I'm still not sure why Heidi Montag would like to change her cute body, I heard her say on a 20/20 episode that she wants to now go from an F cup to a G cup..... Ewww that makes me sick. I don't think any of us realize how much we take for granted.
On the last day of radiation, patients are encouraged to ring the bell, so everyone knows it is their last day, and I did; I rang it loud and long.


Saying Goodbye was Hard. I will miss them


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Radiation/Oncology Building

Mayo Clinic Scottsdale Campus
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