Gearing up for Radiation

I just got a call from Gary at MD Anderson. He's helping me get several appointments set-up just so I can get started on radiation treatments.

Step 1 is to meet with the dentist so that he can make a stint for my mouth. Hopefully we'll get that appointment set up for next week while we're already in Houston. That appointment will just consist of making impressions of my teeth. They will then make a stint that I think is supposed to keep my tongue out of the way during treatments.

Monday, March 8 I'll pick up the finished stint from the dentist. Then I meet with the Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Garden. From there I go for the Simulation where they basically make a netted cast of my face that will hold it in place for each treament. While my head is held down, they will do a CT Scan so they'll know exactly where to radiate.
Tuesday, March 9 I'll go to a class to learn more than I ever wanted to know about RT. From there I will have a multi-disciplinary appt with several doctors in the Radiation Dept. They all want to make sure they agree with the course of treatment.

I should start treatments the following week. 30 treatments. Now begins the logistics nightmare again. I already miss my family.