Today Mom had her first day of radiation treatment. She says she felt nothing, just felt exhausted after her session due to the fact that she was scared. However, she came out of it realizing that all she has to do is lie down on the table, be pinned down by her face mold/mask for about 20 minutes while the machine just goes around her. The first 10 minutes or so aligns her her up with the machine and the second 10 minutes gives her the radiation. The radiologist says that the machine is giving out radiation at 9 different angles. Here are some pictures of her in the machine.
This first picture shows her getting prepped.
Here, she has her mask on and the machine is now over her head.
This is outside the room where I was standing. There are 3 different videos of her and the radiologist is constantly clicking away at the computer during the entire 20 minutes.
Congratulations, she is 1 out of 33 treatments done. She should expect side effects to start after 1.5 - 2 weeks. Hopefully she can enjoy the painless free treatments for now.
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