I need advice for simulation & for radiation

Clearblue said:

radiation mask & coughing
Hi there
Thanks to you all and good to have your responses. Nice to know that the "oldies" Skiffin, Hondo who introduced me to this site, Hal, Marine,Deb, Kent C and others still remember me.

My wife wants to know what happens if she coughs,
or wheather she'll be able to cough at all.
(She coughs quite a bit owing to past partial larengectomy surgeries.)Any thoughts , experiences?

Clear

Coughing, Sneezing, Nausea....
LOL, all of those scenarios went through my head at one time or another during treatment....luckily I never encountered them in reality.

Like Dawn mentioned though, they do monitor you and can see and hear you. They always told me that if anything ever comes up, give them the high sign and they'd me in there in a matter of seconds.

They did kind of shake my confidense once though. My CD stuck and kept making this awful hammering sound for about 10 minutes straight. I never gave them the sign, but it did make me wonder if they could really hear me, LOL...

JG

Sim...
The simulation (or fitting) was kinda like getting "waterboarded", but I tolerated it. I meditated during the treatments and it helped a lot. To echo most everyone else, we all become familar with the "sounds" and movements of the machine and table. I also used a mantra with my meditation that helped. Once each treatment was over I immediately went to the locker room and put alcohol-free (white) Aloe on my neck to mitigate radiation sunburn. It helped quite a bit. When my treatments were completed and I was home recuperating I used a product called "Aquafore"; it's a vaseline-like product and I lathered my neck with it every day. After about a week the skin quit peeling and the redness went away; neck looks pretty good now for an old guy (see my photo taken x-mas eve 2010). Hope this helps.