I have to admit that after the first week the whole thing is a little anti-climatic! That's probably a good thing, too. It takes 20 minutes from the time I hop on my bike until I'm laying on the radiation table, and the treatment takes 10 minutes tops from start to finish. I haven't felt a thing, and I guess any results will begin to show up after next week. I've actually noticed a bit longer times between when I need some pain meds, so maybe it's working, or maybe it's just my mind being hopeful.
I'm getting some pretty good swelling in two places on the side of my neck and under my ear, so I'm seeing Dr Margolin on Tuesday to start an action plan. We will probably want to take these out but also need to discuss radiation evaluation, timing of IL-2 and whether the things in my throat need more attention. I'm less fearful of the side effects of radiation now, but the throat thing still worries me a bit. But with so many things to pay attention to it's getting a bit more complicated. The folks at the UW Cancer Center are great, and the weather has been wonderful. Jan and Don are here from FL and go home tomorrow. This afternoon we're taking the 20 minute sight-seeing float plane flight that takes off right in front of my houseboat and tonight we'll go with Rick and Joyce in their boat to have Dungeness crab at Fisherman's Terminal. Much fun.
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Sounds like a smooth week. So glad. Hope next week is just as smooth and that the back pain lessens.
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