Update: My Rad Simulation is scheduled for this Thursday - what to expect?

LoveBabyJesus said:

Hi Ellen -- They put the
Hi Ellen -- They put the sticky things on my surgery scar, but then they removed them. All I have are the tattoos. They didn't tell me not to wash too much on that area.

Hi
I had stickers and they
Hi
I had stickers and they drew paint markers around them every once in a while or put on a new sticker. untill recently...in my 5th week, i had the breast reduction surgery and to make sure the markings werent messed up they went ahead and applied permanent 3 prong needle marks which i barely felt. my sister described having an mri where she had to lay with one boob through a hole while they did tests. i still have all the x's and stickers too. they have never told me i could use lotion yet & i'm almost done.
its feels like i have a boil under my arm today after rads, cause theres a round red spot. so glad its almost over!
Renee

ShirleyCurls said:

The tatoos did not hurt ,
The tatoos did not hurt , mine are little purple dots, they are permanent. They made a mold of your upper body, arm up. They use this later to position you. I was not covered any where else, I think the beam is pretty accurate. I always wore jean shorts with belt loops, they used these to shift me on the table, like the handles on your mattress!

There were no scans to see inside, just a mock machine where they take measurements, they then program these into the computer. It took about a week after my mock simulation before treatments started.

Wishing you the best of luck
Wishing you the best of luck with rads!

susie09 said:

Now that your simulation is
Now that your simulation is done, you can get going on rads. I know you will do fine. Ask if you have any questions!


Good luck!

I refused the tattoos.
Glad it went as well it did for you!