Content Overview
- Summary
- At The Start Of Radiation Treatment For Rectal or Colon Cancer
- During Radiation Treatment
- Do's And Don'ts During Treatment
- Side Effects From External Radiation: During Treatment
- Emotional Side Effects of Radiation
- Toward The End Of Treatment
- If Radiation Treatment Is Not Working
- How To Live With Medications And Supplements
- How To Think About "Complementary" or "Alternative" Treatments
- How To Prepare In Case Of An Emergency Or Natural Disaster
Colorectal Cancer: In Treatment: External Radiation Therapy
How To Prepare In Case Of An Emergency Or Natural Disaster
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While emergencies can happen to anyone, you may be more vulnerable to emergencies because of your treatment.
Consider the following:
- The types of emergency care available to you and when and where to go.. This includes deciding which emergency room to go to if needed. This exercise should be considered for your home, where you work, and any other place in which you spend substantial amounts of time. (Survivorship A to Z includes information about how to maximize your time in an Emergency Room)
- Think about what to communicate to emergency first responders. For instance, be ready to tell responders your disease, current treatment, recent treatments and current medications you are taking including over the counter medications and dietary supplements. (Carrying a List of Medications helps).
- In case you become unable to communicate, wear a medical alert, carry a computer flash drive or a card with a summary describing your condition and treatment(s) to let emergency first responders know about your medical condition, treatment and/or medications.
- How to continue treatment if a disaster occurs. Speak with the doctor overseeing the treatment or his/her staff.
- For additional information about disaster planning, click here and about medical emergencies, click here.
“Just in case:”
- Keep an emergency bag packed.
- Think about the following subjects:
- The financial and legal steps to take now so you are prepared in the event of a medical emergency. The documents to complete are known as "Advance Directives" or "Advance Healthcare Directives." To learn about them, click here.
- If you travel, how to prepare for medical emergencies that may come up during travel. For information about travel, from preparation through return, click here.
- What to do if you have underage children and cannot care for them because of a medical emergency. For information, click here.
If it would be helpful, use the Survivorship A to Z prioritizer to list the steps you want to take. You can then number them in order of priority. A push of a button will change the order of the list to your priority.
NOTE: While speaking about emergencies, be sure to protect your property and pocketbook in the event of a loss with Homeowners Insurance and Automobile Insurance. Information about what to look for, how to minimize cost, and how to file claims, as a person with a serious health condition is contained in the documents in "To Learn More."
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