radiation

need info when i had radiation in 2002 at university hospitals of cleveland they made a form of plaster or fiberglass of the position i had to lay in so i wouldn't move. my siter in law is having radiation locally and they did not make a form for her to lay in. did anyone else have a form as i did or was my radiologist being extra careful? thanks for any info , n b

Nancy B -

I am in radiation now. I have 5 small spot tatoos that help them line me up for each treatment so I am in the exact position each time. Your sister-in-law may have something very similar. They just put me in position and tell me to lay still.

TAM

 

Hi - my husband just finished 37 tomotheraphy treatments.  He has SCC Stage IV throat - he has a mask.  As a matter of fact, he had to have 3 different ones made.  As his neck swelled from treatment the first one didn't fit and they made another.  Then toward the end, he had lost so much weight, he needed another one.  Wishing your family member good luck.  God Bless You on your continued good health.

Cheryl   Oklahoma City

 

On 4/9/2009 Nancyb wrote:

need info when i had radiation in 2002 at university hospitals of cleveland they made a form of plaster or fiberglass of the position i had to lay in so i wouldn't move. my siter in law is having radiation locally and they did not make a form for her to lay in. did anyone else have a form as i did or was my radiologist being extra careful? thanks for any info , n b

Nancyb,

 I had tattoos on my body as well as a form that I had to lay in so I wouldn't move while I had radiation.  Maybe it depends on where the cancer is and where you have the radiation.

Claudia