First radiation treatment

I went in today for my first radiation treatment. It went fine. Honestly, driving to UW Hospital, parking, and getting to the clinic is the biggest pain of it all (especially on such a bitter cold day)! (Although, I consider myself lucky that I live in town! I know many people have to drive from far away for their treatment.) Typically, side effects (feels like a bad sunburn in the area) don't show up until about 2 weeks in. I have to lather the area with cream to keep the area moisturized... the radiation basically stops your body's ability to make oil and the skin tissue gets damaged. Otherwise, the treatment was pretty uneventful... lay on a table, hold some bars above my head, and lay still. The tricky part is that that I have to lay in the exact same position every treatment, so there is a lot of tweeking to get my body in just the right position. I was happy when the tech offered to put on a little Sheryl Crow! Music makes such a big difference in my mood! :)

I'm anxious for my appt. tomorrow to see when I will start the Inteferon... bring it on!!!

Kim