Treatment Day 1

So- Today is D-day for the cancer cells!! Went in to work this morning and finished taking my 12 tests to get my CE credits. Yes, I waited to the last minute again.

Rob met me at home at 12:30 with steak-n-shake, YUM!! and then off to treatment we went.

It was pretty uneventful really. I checked in and they took me back almost immediately, They wouldn't let Rob go back. So he had to sit in the waiting room. They showed me around where they sit and the monitors they would see me on and told me how to get there attention if I needed something. Then Strapped me to the table with my Mesh mask ( It snaps to the table and is very tight to keep me from moving at all while I am being treated.) They had CD's and let me pick the music. Alabama- country of course:) Whew! I didn't have to sing the wheels of the bus to myself again--That was close.
The whole thing took about 25min. and we were done. Didn't feel a thing except the mask pressing down on my face and shoulders. The back of my neck got pretty sore, there is a clear, hard plastic piece under my neck to keep me in position and it was pretty uncomfortable, but no big deal. Today they took some extra pictures and then did the treatments. They had a big C-shaped arm circle me, I could barely open my Right eye and couldn't open my left cause the mask was so tight, however I could see the lens open and close as the changed the positions. Five different positions and it just sounded like the elevator door was stuck - kind of a high pitch buzz.

So after it was over, I was talking to the nurse and planning our schedule in the waiting room. My forehead itched and as i was scratching it I felt all these bumps. I thought What the ...! and then I realized I had ---- Waffle face! Yes the mask had given me waffle face. Luuuvely. The worst part is I forgot and Rob took me in a store------WITH WAFFLE FACE!! That is just not right at all! Geesh!

So that's it my first day of treatment and my waffle face. (gotta remember that) Came home, took a 20 min nap and then decided I needed to exercise 1 hour treadmill and ate a salad for dinner. 'Bout ready for bed. So far no symptoms!!! YEA!!