Radiotherapy

• Hi Rosie 13 welcome to the forum. I can only think that the best thing to do is to call the unit where your son is to have his Radiotherapy and check this out with them. They are the best people to advise. 

Hi Rosie13 Chemo dosage is worked out on a persons height and weight so it will depend on that and the size of the tablets so 1000 mg could be 2x 500 mg tablets whereas 1200 mg could be 2 x 500 mg and 2x 100 mg. It’s quite a low dosage as it’s used to enhance the effect of the radiotherapy so any side effects will hopefully not be too bad x

Thanks 

Can he have someone in the car with him after radiotherapy?

Yes, he can. Radiotherapy does not affect others.

Sarah xx

Thank you  

How long does a radiotherapy session take?

Hi Rosie13 The actual treatment probably takes about 10 minutes but there can be a lot of waiting around if the machines are running behind or one is broken? I was given a list of appointment times at my first visit but I changed them to as early as possible so there was less chance of a backlog and I could then go into work straight after x

Thanks he has had his first treatment today everything went well took longer than he expected but he didn't feel it.

What are the side effects?