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Has anyone not gone thru radiation and hormone blockers?
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I finished radiation in May and request my heart and lungs have the best protection, so they did my radiation in the prone position. If your facility can’t do it that way, request they send you to a place that can.
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Can you give more info on this prone position for radiation and protecting your lungs and heart? I have already had a consultation with radiation oncologist and nothing like this was ever mentioned? Why would you have to ask for a prone position versus protecting your heart and lungs being their main priority?
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Good for you! My facility did not do prone, although they said they would do it for me. But whatever your treatment, you always want experts who have done this many times. I said no thanks, and was on my back in an uncomfortable position.