 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 618 | My treatment was a little higher up so I ended up with chipmunk cheeks. I had those for about 5 months. I still have a fuller face but my friends say I look like my old self again. I notice the difference but they must be getting used to the look. My ENT says that fuller face will never completely go away.
Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR
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