 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 | Hi John,
I did 30 "dives" of HBO treatment and did well with it. I was also fearful and claustrophobic of the mask for radiation but soon adapted to it. You'll find yourself doing the same with this chamber. Bring a movie to watch and that will help keep your mind off the closeness of the tube. I did find that I was tired after the treatments, which I think was simply from being still for so long, not from the treatment itself. The biggest change I had from the treatment was a change in my eyesight. I could see better! The improvement only lasted approx. 6 weeks though.
Good luck with it.
Minnie
SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.
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