Wow what a day! It started with the 15th radiation treatment at 8:15 a.m, then a visit with the radiation oncologist. Then I went to occupational therapy and totally got wiped out. I tested out with an increase in strength level from my previous visit, so the hard work's paying off! Then I went for a follow up with the neurosurgeon to check on the incision from the biopsy and my neck. I got released from my neck brace, more good news! Then we ate and hung out for a couple of hours before the next appointment. It was only 10:30 a.m., but I couldn't eat for at least 4 hours before my 2:30 appointment, so we ate when we could. The next appointment was a skeletal survey, which was simply 18 x-rays of every bone in my body.
The final appointment was a PET scan. Very interesting. They injected me with radiation sugar (I'm thinking I should be getting some superpowers soon from all the radiation I'm getting, hope I can choose the power I get!). They allowed 45 minutes for the injection to get throughout my body, then started taking more x-rays. The radiated sugars "light up" in the x-rays to show abnormal cell activity and clusters. It takes a few days to get all the results, so we probably won't know anything before Thursday, and we'll still need results from the bone marrow biopsy from Friday, so we still wait. All in all, a very long day, and I'm really pooped!