I am fortunate and feel lucky that I can look back on my past year. Positives are that no sign of cancer returning, have kept 20lbs off, I am in better shape due to physical therapy after treatment, have returned to active life style. A lot of what I experienced is foggy, thank goodness for chemo brain. Have learned to value relationships and family more than ever.
Negatives, dry mouth, mouth sores, had to have esophugus stretched to eat normally, lost a lot of taste buds, sweat when eat spicey foods.
When I finished treatment I was so down, tired and sick that I thought I would not do it again. In retrospect it was all worth it and I have a great life.


Age 63, occasional drinker, smoked for 40 years
Base of tongue, stage 4,T-2,N2B
Cisplatin 1xweek
30 RT ended 6/25
PEG removed 8/23
PET Scan shows scaring but believed no tumors 9/25