January 30th — I said I didn’t want permanent tattoos so I get multi-colored Xs and dots all over my chest each day. I suspect some of these would be there even with the radiation tattoos since the techs mark the fields so they don’t get “hot spots” or double doses of radiation on overlapping fields on my body. Since I can’t look down when the techs are drawing on me each day, I ask, “what color are the dots today?” I have pink, red, green and blue for the past four days. A positive note is that I get that yummy high marker smell when they are drawing on me. You can also see my chest portacatheter or “port” where the chemo is infused into my body above my left breast. I’m a Frankenstein with my port and colored marks. Sigh. Enjoy the pics!