Michelle, welcome and don't stop asking questions. The learning process just never seems to end around here. Fortunately there is a wealth of wisdom to provide answers.

Flouride treatments will likely become part of the everyday dental routine. In my case, my oral surgeon told me to do it every night just before bedtime, forever. Like the others I did have problems doing it as the treatments progressed. Now that they are done and my mouth has returned to its new normal there is no problem anymore.

As for the phases of the radiation treatments, likely only the RO will be able to give you a definite answer. If my memory is correct, they use a CAT scan machine for the simulation, while making the mask and applying the first alignment marks to the mask.

I can tell you that the first week or two are not bad at all. After that the cumulative effects kick in and in some cases life begins to get miserable. Each and every one of us has a different story. I was radiated from the left, right and front during every treatment.

Rest assured that I will be looking forward to progress reports on your mom.

Bill