Told Off the Radiation Techs

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Today was my last day of regular treatments.  I was happy about that.  After the techs got me adjusted on the table I said, "Today is my last treatment.  Tomorrow I start boosts and next week Thursday I'll be done."  They all looked perplexed and then said, "Yeah, today IS your last regular treatment.  Tomorrow won't start your boosts, though.  We'll do the simulation and start Monday."  I flipped.  Nobody told me I'd have to have a second simulation.  I asked the doctor on Monday why I didn't have any little stickies.  She said I don't need them for the boosts, they use my tattoos.  Obviously there was lots of miscommunication.  When the tech told me that, I really spit out, "Damnit.  You have no idea how I've been looking forward to getting this over with.  Nobody told m about the simulation.  Damnit.  Damnit, damnit, damnit."  The techs left, I got my tx and the head tech came in practically salivating, announcing, "I DID SO TELL YOU YOU'D HAVE A SIMULATION."  I'm pretty sure I would have remembered it if she'd said, "You'll have a simulation the day before boosts start."  I really lost it with her scolding!  I told her they were cold and unfeeling.  Nobody told me anything about what was going on.  I told her I felt like a slab of meat, that I was an irritation rather than a patient.  I probably told me more than that.  Her final words to me were, "Well, you'll get your simulation tomorrow, your boosts next week and you'll never have to come back."  My response was, "I'm sure that makes BOTH of us very happy."

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