5 step radiotherapy treatment

Gary

This  5 day scheme is quite new so u may not find someone on here.

I have read good things about it though.

Steve 

Sweetstory 

Hi Gary

You had lots of replies to your previous post and you can see them all if you click here.

Hi Latchbrook 

no one had only 5 sessions though

Kind Regards 

Gary

Sweetstory 

Hi Gary.

Buzzers is starting a 5-day RT treatment on September 13th.

community.macmillan.org.uk/.../1915488

Sweetstory 

If you click on the green word 'here' in my previous message it will take you to your replies.

Hi Gary,

As Seamus says, I'm due to start my course of 5 treatments on the 13th, so not long to go now & will be updating the post with how it all goes.  I will also add details to my personal journey which can be read by clicking on my coffee cup icon.

All the best,

Brian

Best laid plans go awry & I won't be able to let you know anything about the 5 session process I'm sorry to say.

Only 2 days to go & when the hospital rang this morning &  it was actually my consultant on the phone to advise that they had reviewed  the planning scans & found that my bowel lies too close for them to proceed with SABR RT as there is a high risk of the bowel being perforated by the higher dosage.  She was most apologetic for the lateness of reviewing the scans & realised what disappointment it would be.  Instead, I will have to have the more normal 20 sessions over 4 weeks, but this means the start of the treatment will be pushed back a week.  Just waiting now for an amended start date.  Must admit it knocked me for 6 & have felt out of sorts all day with very little appetite, but a long walk & then pizza & garlic bread for dinner (naughty I know) has put things into perspective.  It's still curable, but will just take a little longer with a lot less risk of complications.