PVNS Radiation Therapy Procedure and Room

This is the room in which I receive my treatments in and the blue device is the mold that they made to immobilize me knee during therapy. I received my 4th radiation treatment out of 20 today. After 3 treatments I've been set back 2 weeks in recovery. I'll get my range of motion measured again tomorrow. Crossing my fingers I haven't lost much range since it's not fabulous to begin with. I'm also feeling even more fatigued even though I was hoping it wouldn't have that effect. My pain levels are at a pretty steady 3 and I rarely have to take any medication. The worse part is having to drive downtown during rush hour every day. That in itself wears me out.

I lay on the table and place my left leg into the mold and then the techs line up the green lasers and match them with my tattoos. The overhanging pert of the machine rotates to the left, they put a filter on the machine (a sliding plate that helps to direct the radiation) they then exit. The steady high pitched beep blares when I'm being radiated and lasts about 1 1/2 minutes. Then the it rotates to the top, beeps then rotates to the right side and beeps. I lay there thinking my cells are getting destroyed and I'm just laying here. There is something that feels real wrong about the whole process. I'm scared to death that a muscle will spasm and cause a slight motion spraying the radiation all over. Of course that doesn't happen but it's still a fear. Then I get up and tell the gals "see you tomorrow same place same time I'll bring the drinks from the lobby."