I`m glad you are getting good treatment.
We had a very talented Radiation oncologist and she ended up with Photon based APBI 30 Gy over 5 days. Before we met with him I emailed him about an alternative marking for the tatoo`s. He said he would look into it. I provided the name of the company that provides removable temporary marks for this. We had a short consultation, and I again reiterated that there would not be any permanent marks. They had an opening for the simulation immediately after the consult, so we went ahead with it... (my mistake for not waiting) she put on a gown and we went into the simulation room. The man that was doing the simulation uncovered her from the waist up, and before I knew it she had 3 permanent tattoos. The door was left open and there were people passing by. I closed the door and on 3 occasions I covered her up. She was just laying there bare chested with nothing going on. The 4th time I told him if he couldn't treat her with some modesty we would be going to another hospital. My wife was in shock at the lackadaisical treatment.
The next day I sent a message through the portal to the Doctor and requested a meeting with him and the hospital administrator. I told them what happened and we would not be continuing treatment. I was invited for a meeting and a detailed tour.
On arrival I was met by both of them, and the physicist. I insisted on a tour that included EXACTLY what would be performed. They gave me a gown.
We went to the linear accelerator, and they helped me onto the table and pulled my gown down to my waist. I asked why I wasn`t covered? They said they would have to re-figure everything in order to accommodate a covering. "I told them to sharpen up there pencils and get with it." They did.
On her first treatment we went into the treatment room, she was placed on the table. The two girls placed a special sheet over her breasts and then pulled the gown from under it. Her breasts were never exposed. I was there the entire time, except when the LINAC was on. When the treatment was finished, the operation was reversed. On our way home my wife commented that "you could smell the fear" in the treatment room, but my wife was very pleased with treatment she had been shown. We had 1 of the RT`s that was a continual problem through the entire regime. She was really rough and had a real attitude. I sent an email to the administrator, she is no longer there. We also still have 1 more laser treatment to finish the tattoo removal, that was paid for.
The moral to this story is:
You are not a number, or a piece of meat. Take someone who cares about you, with you. You deserve to be treated with kindness and have your dignity preserved.

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