I have taken the following from Cindy's blog:
THURSDAY 19th: We had our first appointment with Dr. Munoz (Radiologist). So this is how the radiation will work for our appointments...
Vitals, access port and administer a sleepy med, I'll carry him to the Radiation room where the Anesthesiologist will administer the actual sedative. I go to our room and wait. Everything is computerized. The computer uses a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor and shapes the radiation beams to fit the tumor. This allows a high dose of radiation to reach the tumor and causing less damage to normal tissue in and around the tumor. It is painless and just like having an x-ray done.
Once finished they bring him back to our room and we help him wake up. This particular appointment took 3 hours but it will normally take an hour to an hour and a half. The percentage rate of him becoming symptom free is really high. The amount of time it will last is unknown.
Vitals, access port and administer a sleepy med, I'll carry him to the Radiation room where the Anesthesiologist will administer the actual sedative. I go to our room and wait. Everything is computerized. The computer uses a 3-dimensional picture of the tumor and shapes the radiation beams to fit the tumor. This allows a high dose of radiation to reach the tumor and causing less damage to normal tissue in and around the tumor. It is painless and just like having an x-ray done.
Once finished they bring him back to our room and we help him wake up. This particular appointment took 3 hours but it will normally take an hour to an hour and a half. The percentage rate of him becoming symptom free is really high. The amount of time it will last is unknown.
He gets his first treatment Tuesday January 24th. Our appointment time is 9:30am Monday - Friday for six weeks. He gets 30 treatments.
Eric and I were taught how to administer the Chemo. It's no joke. His chemo is Temodar. Its taken every day at the same time. We have to wear gloves, a mask, and goggles. The work surface needs be covered with an impermeable and disposable mat... place apple sauce in disposable container, put on gloves, mask and goggles, open each capsule (3 for him) and place powder in medicine cup. Add to apple sauce. Anything that comes in to contact with the medicine must be disposable. Once medicine is taken throw away in the biohazard bag: medicine cup, container med was mixed in, work surface cover, gloves, mask... He will take it every day for 42 days then does cycles. 28 days OFF 5 days ON. Ten times.
Again, thank you! Thank you for commenting, for texting, for leaving messages. You will never know how much it strengthens me. Im sorry I don't always text back or call back. Its just too painful and exhausting. Please know, I ALWAYS read the messages and ALWAYS listen to the voice messages and it helps carry me throughout the day.
We are lucky. Lucky to have Atticus. Lucky to have each other.
We are lucky. Lucky to have Atticus. Lucky to have each other.
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