Simulation prior to radiotherapy starting next week

It was off to Queen Alexandra hospital, Cosham to check that the previous planning visit was correct. I was on a different machine this time, not a CT scanner but the X-ray machine similar to the one that will be used from next week. The tattoos were used to align the machine correctly and it took X-ray pictures of the above and from the side of the pelvic region to ensure that the CT scan and the X-ray machine have calibrated correctly in order that the rays are delivered to the right aresa. No problems and a very quick,painless proccedure apart from the nearly three hour wait. Well thats enough of the preparing - from next Tuesday it will be 37 visits for my daily dose of the rays!!