I met last week with a radiation oncologist.  The appointment seemed to last forever - and I still don't *really* know what radiation is.  I know the possible side effects and what have ya, but I don't know what *it* is.  Today I had another CAT Scan of my breast area.  This was a specialized one, used specifically for radiation.  After they looked over the report, I was marked with 2 black spot, by using liquid ink and a needle,  Not quite tattoo'd like I had thought, guess more of a jailhouse technique.  So now I'm just waiting for the call to schedule me, and next week I will start week 1 of 6 or 7 weeks of DAILY radiation.  I'm so not looking forward to wasting the gas to drive 20 miles to town just for a 5 minute treatment.  Even though the whole sheband should last 30 minutes a day, I'm comptemplating riding to work with the hubby.  He said he'll find an empty cubby for me to take my laptop, so I can waste away my day.  So not the summer I was hoping for!