Ma went to the cancer center today to prep for her radiation. They marked her chest with tattoo dots. I thought the dots would be temporary tattoos, but no, they're permanent and blue. She also has some black marks, but I think those are from a permanent marker. In addition, she had a CT scan.
Afterwards we went to Dr. Cogen for a follow-up visit. I'm still worried about radiation starting before Ma's wound has completely healed, but neither Dr. Cogen nor Dr. Shank (the onco) is concerned.
After the appointment with Dr. Cogen, we went back to the cancer center to have Ma's port-a-cath flushed. I had put Lidocaine on her skin so that it wouldn't hurt when she gets poked with the needle. Despite the cream, sometimes it hurts, and sometimes it doesn't. It didn't hurt this time.
Ma starts her radiation therapy on Monday, Dec. 1st. She goes 5 days a week for 7 weeks. The sessions are only about 15 minutes long.
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