Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Treatment Has Begun

Megan started radiation treatment on Monday. Marion took her and the girls for round one of the 6 weeks. She was told that Monday (the first day) would be the longest day due to getting everything set up. They were there for about 45 minutes. The process only takes 5 minutes, so she can get in and out in a short period of time. The reason it took a little longer on Monday is due to the initial set up process. They made more markings on the mask, and reviewed the plan as to how they are going to zap the rest of the tumor. The report on the latest MRI was that there was NO CHANGE!!! in the growth of the tumor. This is great news!! The treatment is a series of 5 different angles that the tumor is hit from. Megan is positioned on a table which moves. In addition to the table moving, the machine also moves to get just the right spot and angle of radiation beam to kill the remaining tumor cells. The radiation will tend to burn the scalp, so she is instructed to keep her head covered at all times, when she is out side. TUESDAY!!! Grandpa volunteered to take Megan to the hospital on Tuesdays. Tuesdays are my days off. Marion has agreed to watch the girls while I take Megan. We were informed that Tuesdays would be the day that Megan gets to meet with the Dr. He wants to meet to make sure all is going according to plan. This is great news because I like lots of detail, and there is nothing better than getting the information first hand. This Tuesday the wheels seemed to fall off the wagon. Marion had a Dr.s appointment so grandpa had to take the girls, and watch them in the VERY small waiting area. I figured what the heck, Megan will be in and out in 15 minutes, how much can go wrong in 15 minutes. Well all I can say is, more than you can ever imagine!!!! Not only was I not suppose to have teh girls, but I had them for over an hour. What went wrong? I thought the first day would be the longest. How did this happen?? Watching little girls is like trying to herd cats. A boy you can turn lose and not have to much to worry about. Girls are very needy, they need snacks & toys & bottles & diapers changed, and they love to bother other people in the waiting area. They fight like cats and dogs and can even get there fingers caught in doors when your not looking. They ran around that hospital like a bunch of wild Indians. They scream at each other, and its just lots of noise coming out. You really can't desifer much of what they are saying. They even had one old man circling his wagons. At least that's the look he had on his face. He finally got up, and walked out of the waiting room. If any of you would like to venture out and help with taking Megan to her treatments or watching the wild Indians please call Marion. I have retired at this point.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I would of loved to see all of that! I'll be there on Fridays! :)

Anonymous said...

Hilarious!!!! And Big Bad Paul said, "What could possibly happen in 15 minutes".....It's obvious you were a rookie left out of the loop. WAY TO GO MARION!!! She is my hero......

Anonymous said...

Dearest Megan, Your Dad is so funny! And aren't you glad he had to take the girls?! These men just have no clue! You are sooooo beautiful with the latest hair cut! It's the one I was hoping for. We do pray the treatments go smoothly & are not too hard on you. Keep smiling! God IS so good! Love you dearly! GPat (Isabel is a cutie, too!)

Isolas said...

Wow that made me laugh.....men really dont know! But way to go for trying....haha! I could see my dad doing the same thing! He has the heart and loves the grandkids but only for about 30 minutes by himself I would say!

Anyway.....I wish I could help more during the week but with my children and my extra little man I take care of I woudlnt be much help! If yall ever need anyone to take care of the girls on the wekeends I would love to! Megan knows my number!

I am so glad that things are going well so far. I check the blog often to see whats going on and I cant wait until you have more energy and I would feel better about coming over and visiting! I dont want to take away from your resting time!

Love you Megan!