Tomorrow is my second radiation simulation appointment. They're going to take additional scans of my body to calibrate the machine and do a "dry run" using the foaming blocks (used to keep me absolutely still for the treatment). I hear that radiation is SO much easier to deal with than chemotherapy. But whenever I think of what radiation will be like, I keep thinking about the skin irritation that commonly results. I ask myself stupid questions like, "Will I feel my skin burning?" or "Will I hear it sizzle?", as if my skin will make noises like a fried egg under radiation. I know it sounds silly, but I am totally afraid of feeling any sort of pain during the procedure. The technicians keep reassuring me that the live procedure lasts less than 1-2 minutes total. They say that any sensitivity I feel will be more like a sunburn that you didn't notice you were getting while lying out on the beach. I sure hope so! I don't know if I could handle the sound of my skin crackling and sizzling, even though I'm positive that is just my imagination running wild!
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