Mum will begin 10 days of RT to her head and chest on Tuesday May 4th. She had her planning meeting last Friday and found it an ordeal. She has described how claustrophobic she felt as she was bolted to the table and her mask was moulded to her face, particularly around her nose. I must admit I don't think I would have handled that too well.
The problem now is that she is having nightmares about this when she is in bed and is constantly thinking about it during the day. She feels quite panicky and doesn't know if she'll be able to go through with it when the time comes.
I think a big part of the problem is that the people who carried out this procedure did not take the time to explain things either before it happened or after. She was given no information about how long her treatment will take and clearly wasn't put at ease the way she was when she first went for chemo. Perhaps if she had asked she would have been told but she was so worked up that she was just glad to get out of the room and get home. Unfortunately I wasn't allowed in with her as I have been to all her other appointments.
I feel so sorry for her. She's done so well and now when she should be beginning to feel better she is more upset than she has been during this whole journey.
If you have had similar treatment to my mum and have any info about it that would help her to understand how long it takes and how it will be I'd really appreciate it.
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