Radiotherapy: Day Twenty

I'm two-thirds of the way through my treatment and still going strong, or at least as strong as when I began this wonderful adventure. As a special bonus I also had another MIR scan today, something which may prove to be pointless. I shall explain. Radiotherapy causes swelling, which is why I'm still on the steroids. Any swelling would hide any possible cancerous cells, thus negating the purpose of the scan. So why did it go ahead? Well, I told the radiotherapist my concerns last week. She said it was booked by the neurosurgeon, and that it wasn't their decision to make. So, not only are they wasting my time, but, and without wanting to sound like the Daily Mail, also wasting tax payer's money. I'll let you know what happens when I get the almost useless results.

I should also win the 'avoiding a sarcastic answer to an obvious question' of the week competition. Before any MIR scan you have to complete a short survey just to make sure you haven't got any metal on you or in you. One of the questions I was asked was 'Have you ever had any operations on your head?' Now, the answer I wanted to give was, 'No. The reason I have no hair and there's a line down the middle of my skull is because I have an arse for a head.' I managed to restrained myself. To be fair the woman was looking at the survey and not my head, but it does look like an arse.

I've had that many MIR scans I almost fell asleep in this one. That may surprise anyone who's had one. For anyone who hasn't you're crammed inside a very small hole and while the machine makes a very loud noise. You'd have thought boffins could've come up with a way of scanning bits of the body with making such a racket. Personally I think its so noisy just to make it sound more expensive and impressive. Anyway, for these reasons most people don't find it a relaxing experience. I'd just been for radiotherapy where you lay on hard bench. The MIR scanner is equipped with a cushioned bench. So, comparatively, it was much more comfortable. I was almost annoyed when the pulled me out. We shall await the results.

Until next time...

J