Boost or Bust? Radiation, Day 29

March 5th — Last night I fell asleep with the kids around 8 p.m. so forgot to put my steroid cream on. Would I wake up with a red sunburn? I didn’t but am prepared for just about anything since a woman in the oncologist’s lobby yesterday told me her scars turned black during her boost period. After a long time getting me positioned with funky maneuvering on the radiation machine table and a special machine attachment, I had four treatments. They seemed to last longer than the regular radiation fields and there was an ion smell similar to the ionizing filters you might have around the house. I think I was longer on the table with the four small scar boosts than with the 14 regular fields since it took so long for the techs to position me and the machine. But only four more, count them, four more! Party at Texas Oncology first floor radiation machine between 9 and 10 a.m. next Thursday! Be there friends and we’ll open some more champagne!