Yeah, we do get suction machines here also i can rent tat, i also have nebulizer machine at home.
doc says after the tracheostomy it wld b very easy to suck the secretion out... lets see ... but first am hoping his respiratory rate comes down after tracheostomy .
About Radiation, well my dad recieved Radical External beam radiotherapy using 6MV photons, am not sure whether thats IMRT.

Thanks again !


- Avinash
My Father,
Age 59, T2N1M0, Stage 3, smoker left 5 years back, casual drinker , NACT with TAXOL +5FU+Cisplatin x 2, and 70 Gy in 35# from 03/10/08 to 04/26/08, no surgery, After Chemo cycles tumor reduced 60%,
Cancer Free now !