Radiation 7.0

I had radiation at 9 this morning then had to go back at 11 to meet with an oncologist. The meeting went fine, but I didn't really get any new information. I wanted to be able to look at some scanning images and see specifically what vital organs are being hit by radiation, and how much of them are being hit. Unfortunately, she didn't have those images with her, and couldn't get them up on her computer. She did call another doctor who works down in the radiation department. He is going to meet with me in a few days to go over the treatment plan in more detail.

The results from the heart test were back, and they showed that my heart is normal and healthy - which is good. We'll just hope that radiation doesn't fuck that up too much.

She did say something that concerned me a bit. She just nonchalantly mentioned that I was meeting an oncologist so often (once a week) because such a large area was getting radiated. I didn't realize that meeting the oncologist once a week wasn't just standard protocol. I guess the concern is that I may have more side effects than usual. So far, I have none.

But all said and done, I wish she considered the area that was getting radiated to be a small or normal. Bigger is not always better.