Oops! I missed Day 2 of blogging. D had an appointment on Tuesday afternoon. The appointment took most of the afternoon. The doctors did some ultrasounds and MRIs and things like that to prepare him for simulation on Wednesday. D is not a complainer, but from what he said, the ultrasound was no fun. I'll just leave it at that...
We went back to the clinic on Wednesday afternoon at 1:00 for the simulation. More ultrasounds, etc. and a foam cast was made to hold D's body in place during the radiation. The simulation is a practice run for the real radiation treatments. The clinic is divided into 2 parts - the diagnostic side and the treatment side. So far, all of D's procedures have been on the diagnostic side of the building.
When D came out from his simulation, he told me that he had new tattoos. The tats are just tiny dots that will assist in lining D up for daily treatment. I had forgotten that patients are given tattoos for radiation. I don't know why, but hearing about the tattoos was a turning point for me. Up until that point, I guess I was just thinking "this is a normal doctor's visit".
We are very pleased with the clinic so far - www.dattoli.com There are educational seminars every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. that we are required to attend. Whole Foods in Sarasota teaches a cooking class for patients and their families on the 3rd Thursday of each month. D has a big leather binder full of info that he must read and a book that he is encouraged to read about prostate cancer, treatment and life after treatment. They take a "whole body" approach to healing and encourage a healthy diet as well as exercise. The hardest part for D will be drinking all of the water that is required. A LOT of water EVERY DAY!
The doctor prescribed a couple of meds for D yesterday to assist with the treatment. He started them yesterday and feels a little bit under the weather today. I think it is just the meds getting into his system.
No appointments today, but another simulation tomorrow on the treatment side of the clinic. He is scheduled to start the "real" radiation on Monday, 8/3 at 2:40 p.m. (This will be his scheduled time throughout treatment). He is scheduled to end his radiation treatment on Wednesday, 9/9. He will have a 10 - 14 day break and then will have the seeding procedure. More on that later...
Some of you have asked about our condo. I'm adding a separate post for that.
D and I are also reading "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan as a Bible Study while we are here. If you are interested in joining us (or following along), I am setting up a separate blog for it.
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