Just could not go to radation today

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Member Posts: 69
    #22
    keep on keeping on
    Man,
    i gotta tell ya i know how you feel. I can't begin to tell ya how mentally tough
    it was to make myself crawl up on that table and let them fasten that mask down everyday.
    And i can't begin to tell you just how many times i had decided that i just couldn't make it through another day of that radiation. But bottom line... I just kept going in every day. My apointments were at 7a.m. so i got out of the bed at 6 and got straight into the shower. that would refresh me just enough to make it out to the car, and walk from the car into the treatment center. Then i would crawl back onto that table on more time...
    Now i am 6 months post treatment. Life is starting to look pretty sweet again.
    The nausia is a memory, the fatigue is about all gone, taste buds are getting better every day. Oh and my hair grew back, except the part that was already going away. lol
    Here is the facts.
    Treatment is tough, but you WILL be able to get thru it.
    If the pain gets out of hand, talk to the people at the clinic.It doesn't mean that you are a wimp, it means you need more meds. They expect you to need serious pain meds.
    but they don't know how much until you ask. They are waiting for you to tell them.
    If constipation gets to you, let them know, they have meds for that.And Everyone needs them.
    If the nausia is too much to endure, tell them , they have meds that will make it get tolerable. It may take a while to get them adjusted and working well though, but its worth it.
    All the stuff that makes people want to give up, they can help you get through it.
    The docs who deal with this stuff , see it every day and they know how to help.
    But every day you have to make the choice to keep getting back on that table.
    I did, and now i can honestly say to you that it was worth it.
    If i had it to do over again, the thing i would change would be to add antidepressants to the mix. I genuinely believe that i needed them. Things might have been easier to cope with, But i wouldn't have believed it at the time. Something to consider.
    Best wishes for you, Tonyb
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #23
    tonyb said:

    keep on keeping on
    Man,
    i gotta tell ya i know how you feel. I can't begin to tell ya how mentally tough
    it was to make myself crawl up on that table and let them fasten that mask down everyday.
    And i can't begin to tell you just how many times i had decided that i just couldn't make it through another day of that radiation. But bottom line... I just kept going in every day. My apointments were at 7a.m. so i got out of the bed at 6 and got straight into the shower. that would refresh me just enough to make it out to the car, and walk from the car into the treatment center. Then i would crawl back onto that table on more time...
    Now i am 6 months post treatment. Life is starting to look pretty sweet again.
    The nausia is a memory, the fatigue is about all gone, taste buds are getting better every day. Oh and my hair grew back, except the part that was already going away. lol
    Here is the facts.
    Treatment is tough, but you WILL be able to get thru it.
    If the pain gets out of hand, talk to the people at the clinic.It doesn't mean that you are a wimp, it means you need more meds. They expect you to need serious pain meds.
    but they don't know how much until you ask. They are waiting for you to tell them.
    If constipation gets to you, let them know, they have meds for that.And Everyone needs them.
    If the nausia is too much to endure, tell them , they have meds that will make it get tolerable. It may take a while to get them adjusted and working well though, but its worth it.
    All the stuff that makes people want to give up, they can help you get through it.
    The docs who deal with this stuff , see it every day and they know how to help.
    But every day you have to make the choice to keep getting back on that table.
    I did, and now i can honestly say to you that it was worth it.
    If i had it to do over again, the thing i would change would be to add antidepressants to the mix. I genuinely believe that i needed them. Things might have been easier to cope with, But i wouldn't have believed it at the time. Something to consider.
    Best wishes for you, Tonyb

    They are waiting for you to tell them
    Good advice......

    My chemo MD always stressed, "No matter what you are going through, tell me, I have something for it...", and she always did...

    Best,
    John
  • Hondo
    Hondo Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #24
    rarph123 said:

    panic attact
    Not a good speller but thank you all for posting your support. When they put that mask on me I went side ways--somthing to do with the war--anyways I was too scared to go to the next treatment of radation.Last Sat.to Tuesday Had nothing to eat and very little water.wife rushed me to E.R and spent several days in the hosp--close to the end. They put a tube in me and I'm now getting fluids and supplements. What a support team that got me going again. Today went for rads for B.O.T and lung tratment--tomorrow is 2nd for chemo.--I wonder at times if this is worth it--kids flew down from Okla to wash. just to prey for me and offer support--wife is hanging on so I gotta do my part and fight. Read so many of your post that I would like to say thank you

    Hi Rarph
    I too am very glad of my support team during treatment, cant say much for the Dr as I only saw him now and then, but the nurses were right there all the time giving me hugs and telling how great I was doing.

    All the best
    Hondo

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