Nurse Catherine - Jan. 12, 2011

Nurse Catherine is a pleasant woman with a British accent. The following is what we learned from her:

• Must go to the lab to get blood work done
  
  
• Must get a Panorex x-ray done of the head
  
  
• The dentist will make flouride trays to help protect against the radiation and they'll talk about dry mouth
  
  
• Take extra strength Tylenol every 4 hours
  
  
• The codeine in Tylenol 3 is constipating so get lots of fibre and water
  
  
• Radiation is exhausting, the first 3 weeks will be OK then exhaustion starts setting in and lasts for 3-6 weeks after treatment ends