Faint Glow from Maple Valley

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Last night I told Marc I didn't want to go tomorrow. After having the day off and enjoying some time with friends, I resented having to give up another day to battle this beast. But my better half took over and we trudged out before dawn for my 8am appointment - so much for trying to sleep in. Arrived at 8 am to receive my test dose of the radioactive antibody and a tracer element. Since it went through my Hickman, I didn't feel a thing. Usually there are no side effects from this and I haven't experienced any. The radioactive stuff was dispensed automatically through a unit which slowly depressed the syringe into my tube. I'd never seen anything like this before. After we finished there a patient in isolation agreed to let me visit see the isolation room where I will be. I didn't go in, just looked from the hallway. It looked just like the pictures I'd seen and about as big (not very) as I imagined. The man who was in there was being released from the room today so he was quite chipper! He said it wasn't too bad but he was definitely ready to rejoin the regular population. Next stop for me was down to radiation and more gamma scans. I don't mind these as they are completely painless and I just have to lie there. Today the tech turned down the lights and put on a little music - very relaxing!