Day 21 of 30

Now its week 5
(my treatment week goes from tues-mon)

Day 20 of 30

Day 15 of 30

Day of the baldy!! looks a bit weird all these pic's of my 'new head'

Sorry video went a bit shit!!

Not the best!!


I'm getting a bit bored of watching me being rough & just winging on! Not that i sit here watching all my video's!!!
I'll tell you the only joke I can remember tomorrow :-)

Blog helper

Sox and E.T helping with my blog.
well I laughed :-)

Yes another Hair post!!

I'm getting 3-4 piles of hair like this a day (when I give it a little brush)
That isn't including all the random stands!!.........corey strand! :-)
It now looks like we live with a big hairy dog!!!!

Family Art & Craft afternoon

You don't need to guess who made the girl!!!

Day 13 of 30

Day 13


Saturday

The latest (day 12 of 30)

Day 10 of 30


Day 12 0f 30

The mask set up (day 7 of 30)

Photo's left to right. The end one is me with all my mask marks (golf ball head) as lee has so lovingly nicknamed me!!! don't know if you can really see them in this photo.

This is to show you all how they prepare the mask for treatment.
In your preparation appointments you are told that the treatment only takes a few minutes, which is true, but that's for the amount of the time the actual radiation is admitted and not the time your in the mask for.
By the time they have put it on, set it up, done all the measurements and completed the treatment from start to finish I'd say it can take up to 15 mins initially.
At the start of your treatment they take several scans over your first 4-5 sessions to make sure its all accurately placed within 1mm. They do this directly before treatment, so those sessions I would say your in the mask for about 10-15 mins.
After they are happy its good to go the sessions get quicker. But you are still in the mask for a while, it's the set up bit that takes the time.
Just thought this may help anyone going for the treatment and know what sort of thing to expect.
Gutted if your claustrophobic!! Even if your not, I still have anxious even panicky times. But I think that's coz I'm worried about having a seizure in the mask. But mostly I'm okay with it, you get used to it in a wired kinda way!!!
Don't think my words of honesty will help reassure anyone! but for me I always like to know what to expect with no fannying about!!

Hair update (day 6 of 30)

Remember hair is 'my thing'
Just realised I look like a floating head!! that's fucking funny considering

How lush is this

Brought a little tear to my eye and made my day

Monday (day 5 of 30)

Another side effect: I've got a dry throat and I'm thirsty all the time.
Head feeling more sensitive today, but no headaches.

Sunday 8th

Slept all day.
This is my hair au naturel!! lush ain't it!?

During treatement (day 2 of 30)

This is what happens. Lee is going to type the commentary to the video. So you know all the bits.
I am just really scared about having a seizure in the mask, can you imagine!!?! what a fucking nightmare. That's why they have the tv's to watch me! and Lee keeps a close eye on me too. So if I have a seizure they can be in there asap.
If it looks like I am pinned to the bed by a freaky looking mask, then that's what it is.....TRUE as.
I said to Lee the whole thing is pissing me off already!! oh and I've got my own self check in card now.... how exciting.

Radiotherapy Treatment



Its me, Lee, the chief cameraman.

The video starts with Jane getting onto the treatment table. Her head rests at an angle so that one of the radiation beams can pass from back to front without damaging her eyes. Her mask is then pushed down onto her face and clipped in. Its very tight but can be removed very quickly if it needs to be.

When the room goes dark a number of green lasers are turned on and adjustments are made to the position of Jane's head so that it's in exactly the right position for the treatment. We all then leave Jane alone in the room, the last person pressing a button on the way out and then a second button when we get to the control desk. The alarm is the warning to leave the room before the radiation comes on.

At the control desk the two specialists read out treatment doses and double check them before starting the treatment. Each dose requires a turning of a key on the desk and the pressing of a separate button. The two cameras that are pointed at Jane enable me to spot if Jane is starting to have a seizure. In the picture you can see the radiotherapy machine moving to each location to fire the radiation in the right area. The actual treatment is happening when the black square on the machine next to Jane's head is rotating. The actual treatment only takes around 3 minutes once Jane is secured correctly.

Day 1 of 30

Before


During: We weren't allowed to film until we got permission.
Got that now, so will commence filming tomorrow instead.

After


Bit sniffy in these......Sorry to all the sniffy haters I know!!!
I look well tired and rough as fuck and that's before it's all begun, oh well!!!. Maybe I'll come out the other side looking stunning.

1 day down 29 to go.........yeh

Mask & CT Scan (video 3)

The planning appointment (video 2)

I just realised i laugh a lot on these
Videos. Might get on ya tits a bit, but hey ho!!

Befofe my treatment starts (video 1)

Hello my sweets