First Dose of Radiation

Michael had his first dose of radiation on Monday. He had to go a little early so they could make sure they have his "markings" correct. They added a lot more to his back. It looks like a little kid took a marker and drew all over his back. After they touched up his marks, he went in for his first dose of radiation. He said it took a whole 2 minutes and he was done. He is going to love driving 2 hours every day for a 2 minute procedure.

He seemed to do pretty well with this dose. We didn’t notice any real side effects yet. He will go back this afternoon for his second dose. So he has 1 down and 24 more to go. He will meet with the radiation oncologist every Tuesday to go over his radiation plan and to check on his progress.

He is still working on building up his strength everyday. He still gets winded easily. His hair is slowly starting to grow back. We will go back to see both the neurosurgeon and his general surgeon for follow up appointments this Friday. We are not scheduled to go back to his oncologist until April 2nd.

I will update everyone later in the week on his progress of his radiation. Thank you for your continued prayers.