Simulation

Today I had my simulation where with apologies to Alexandre Dumas, I was fitted with a plastic mask. This will be used during radiation to focus the beam to the cancerous site. The mask, which covers my head to my chest, is marked as opposed to me being marked. The mask is mesh which allows me to breath although I will also have a plastic guard in my mouth to protect areas that need protection. I signed my release and was given a sheet of paper which listed possible side effects from the radiation. None of them sounded particularly exciting.

Tomorrow is Patient Education and Instructions day. I will be given my radiation schedule for the 33 treatments which will start on the 21st. I will also meet with my oncologist and find out when next week I will receive my first infusion of Erbitux. The count-down calendar starts a week from Monday. I'm anxious to start.