[Patty H]

I am getting ready to start novalis radiation for my one large lung met. It doubled in size on my break from chemo. My oncologist had me see this Dr. who does novalis. Novalis, is a medical device that uses highly precise beams of radiation, to reduce the size or destroy a tumor, by damaging the DNA of the tumor. With novalis the radiation beams are shaped to match the exact shape of the tumor.I'm feeling really overwhelmed at this point. I thought I would have 10 or less treatments and maybe all in just 5 days. That is the way they do it a lot of times. But because I have had radiation already 3 times they can't give me the high doses, so I have to go everyday Monday through Friday for 6 1/2 weeks!! That means driving 50 miles there and 50 back everyday and my husband works so I will have to get friends to go with me. So right now I am feeling a little over whelmed. I go Monday and they will make this body like cast thing for me to lay in when I have my treatments and they will do 3 c-scans while laying in the body cast. I will let you all know how this works out. Patty H