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General Category => Inquiries => Topic started by: inmaine724 on November 16, 2010, 03:05:29 pm

Title: Start Proton Beam tomorrow!
Post by: inmaine724 on November 16, 2010, 03:05:29 pm

Start Radiation tomorrow!  ughh!  I'll update every now and then!

Wish me luck!  :-)


...Danielle

Title: Re: Start Proton Beam tomorrow!
Post by: Jim Scott on November 16, 2010, 03:13:51 pm

Danielle ~

Thoughts and prayers are with you tomorrow.  We wish you good luck, too.  :)

Jim

Title: Re: Start Proton Beam tomorrow!
Post by: CHD63 on November 16, 2010, 03:26:14 pm

Danielle .....

The apprehension is probably going to be the worst part of it.  You will be OK.

Thoughts and prayers.

Clarice

Title: Re: Start Proton Beam tomorrow!
Post by: lholl36233 on November 16, 2010, 04:33:40 pm

Good luck tomorrow.  The worst is already over with your planning appointment.  Those 6 weeks went by quickly for me.

Looking forward to your updates.

Title: Re: Start Proton Beam tomorrow!
Post by: patt on November 16, 2010, 09:39:33 pm

Danielle-----
         Good luck to you.   Please keep us posted.  I finished 30 treatments of "FSR" in July 2010 and I am doing well.   I had a repeat MRI three months after  my last treatment and the report was that it had decreased slightly.    I will have another MRI next July.
          My husband and I were just talking about the "New Proton treatment" just tonight.   We are from Minnesota and our paper just had an article that we will be getting one soon.
             Let us know how it goes.   My tumor was 2.7CM  --- how about yours??
             Good luck again ---
                Patt from Minnesota

Title: Re: Start Proton Beam tomorrow!
Post by: sgerrard on November 17, 2010, 12:30:45 am

One to beam up. Energize!

Steve

Title: Re: Start Proton Beam tomorrow!
Post by: elliemae on November 17, 2010, 02:28:54 pm

I love Steve's reference!!!

Good luck, Danielle.  Those 6 weeks do go by fast - they did for me. 
And you'll have a new "family" of techs too!  Funny how one bonds with their medical team!

Elaine

Title: Re: Start Proton Beam tomorrow!
Post by: nftwoed on November 17, 2010, 02:38:25 pm

... and to think, the rays won't exit the other side of your brain/head, but will stop at the tumor.
   I like Proton Beam for this alone. Other radiation txs have x-rays or gamma rays which pass through the full head.

Title: Re: Start Proton Beam tomorrow!
Post by: free2be on November 17, 2010, 02:48:29 pm

Danielle,

Will be thinking and prayer for you for the coming weeks for your treatment. You'll do great!

Relax. Or try to :)

Connie

Title: Re: Start Proton Beam tomorrow!
Post by: inmaine724 on November 18, 2010, 05:41:19 am

hi all. treatment 1 is officially on the  books! it was extremely uncomfortable,I have to say. I don't like being bolted down, and I did have a headache after, which I think was from the straps being so tight. all in all I'm glad to be started!

Title: Re: Start Proton Beam tomorrow!
Post by: questions?586 on November 18, 2010, 10:47:33 am

I'm glad you've begun the count down.  Your posts are also helpful to me as I consider proton versus cyberknife. Maybe you need a calendar with a piece of good chocolate for each day!   ;D  I'm thinking of you.

Title: Re: Start Proton Beam tomorrow!
Post by: cin605 on November 19, 2010, 10:55:44 am

So glad to hear that you have started your treatment plan....Hope all is well.