First, finally i decided to write my days (until one and half month later) in my blog. What happen?..... i've to say that i will do the radiotherapy as the complimentary treatment for my tumor on my head. The simple definition of radiotheraphy is the treatment of cancer or tumor by irradiating the cell with the ray (well, i will explain the detail story about my tumor in another page including the detail of cancer and its treatment). Don't be afraid!, We will not turn into the hulk due to that radiation (just joking!!).
Second, Why do i do the blog?. I just want to share my experiences, information to the people who does not know, who has the cancer, who will do the radiotheraphy about the treatment named radiotheraphy. For your information, i do the radiotherapy in the Hopital Nord, Marseille, France.
Third, let's start!!!...
Before doing the radiotheraphy, i did the scanner on my head in order to study the tumor, the position of "target" radiation, etc. It was carried out on September 2013, and i forget the exact date.
At the time, the operator put a mask on my head. It is made from such a kind of polymer which could be mold when it is hot and it will be hard when it is cold. We need to use this because we should not move during the treatment. Logically, if we move, the ray may possibly attack the wrong "target". We should cooperate in this case and this mask may help us.
The mask was first put at the warm water (60 C) and it was placed on our head. It was hot for a couple of seconds and humid due to the warm water. That was fine!!!...
It was not me!!!...hahaha.....
Then they did the scanner. The last time they made three tattoos on my stomach. Why?. Remember that i told you that we need to be in the right position during the radiation?. That's the answer, the tattoos will help the operator to make us in the right position during the treatment. (I'd like to say, yeayyy.... now i have tattoos).
Before the treatment, the doctor explained me about the side effect of the therapy, including the short and the long term effects. The short time effects includes headache, vommiting, loosing the hair, burning skin on the area of radiation, loosing weight and appetite. Well, for the long term, there are the problem on the hearing ability, memory, fertility, and also the problem on the hypophisis and thyroid glans. Well, as far as i know, the short term effects are similar for any kind of target treatment. But, for the long term effects are depend on the position of the target. For example, in my case, the target is near the hypophisis glan, so the glan may be affected by the radiation. If you ask me whether i am afraid or not?. Yes, i am. But, every cloud has a silver lining, doesn't it?. For your information, the short term effects would be sure but the long term effects are just prediction. The statistic is really depend on the patient, the target, etc. Therefore, further check-up after the end of treatment is really required.
For your information, here, i attach a video published by my hospital (in French). Enjoy!!....
Last but not least, every cloud has a silver lining.
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