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Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 476 | Hi Will. First, Congratulations on getting through treatments! My husband never used any narcotics for pain relief he just used liquid Tylenol. His big issue was nausea and lack of appetite. He didn't think the pain and side affects got any worse when the treatments stopped. He said they kind of peaked around week 5 and stayed that way for a long.......time. Good luck with your recovery.
Wanda (47) caregiver to husband John (56) age at diag.(2009)
1-13-09 diagnosed Stage IV BOT SCC (HPV+)
2-12-09 PEG placed, 7-6-09 removed
Cisplatin 7 weeks, 7 weeks (35) IMRT
4-15-09 - treatment completed
8-09,12-09-CT Scans clear, 4-10,6-11-PET Scans clear
4-2013 - HBO (30 dives) tooth extraction
10-2019 - tooth extraction, HBO (10 dives)
11-2019 - Left lateral tongue SCC - Stage 2
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