My lungs are sensitive, so I had a lot of irritation and needed to be on a heavy dose of prednisone. I chose to have 5 treatments over 5 days. I did that because I go to Mass General, and it's in Boston. Everything is expensive there, so I wanted to get it done so I could get home to take care of my husband who was showing signs of dementia. I was so tired and short of breath. But it was the only way, given my circumstances, that I could get back to my husband.

The time before this, my back was a bit sunburned, but I didn't even notice it. Fatigue. Did your doctor mention the type of radiation that he wants to use?

But, I do suggest that you hop on a decision as fast as you can so that the beams can start destroying those cancer cells.

One question that I might ask your doctor is the differences in outcomes and side effects between the two. Get the name and research it.

It's confusing, I know, but your craziness will calm down once you make a decision. Also, they can keep an eye on how your tumors are doing to see if they might need to increase the dose or adjust it.

Does this make sense?