Half Way There

     Here is where I am spending my afternoons lately.  I have hit Day 15 out of 30.  Hurrah!  This is Andy - He helps me get set up, along with Matt and Shane. They are very nice. Sorry about the bright light in the background but you get the idea. I lay down with my head on the personal mold and grab those 2 rods at the top.  The wedge at the bottom is for my knees so I can be a little more comfortable. The cross up above in the ceiling has a little red laser light beam.  There are also lights on each side.  The line these up with my 3 little tattoos.  They also have 3 cameras that watch me and make sure I don's move. (I moved my upper arm once and they made me do the CT scan over -lesson learned) 
     First I go in the machine for a CT scan.  It double checks that the machine will give me the radiation in the right spot. They tell me that they want to be exact to the millimeter.  After they scan and get it all set up then I get radiation in one direction and then I go through once more and get radiation from the other side. It really should only take 15 or 20 minutes but it always seems to take longer.
     I asked if the machine had a nickname but they said no so I decided to call her Toni the Tomo machine.  I have known a few Toni's. They are usually cranky just like this Toni.  They usually tend to be chain-smokers too, but luckily I have never seen this machine smoke.  She does seem quite menopausal: She is moody, she likes to have the room kept really cool or she gets overheated, and she never seems to have enough energy.. It always seems like she is having a problem. (I apologize to all Toni's who aren't like this).
     Let's just say that I can't wait until 3 weeks from now.