 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Hi D,
yeah I'm one of those guys who didn't get the PEG tube but that doesn't mean I don't recommend it. I think most people on this site SHOULD get a PEG tube. I would talk to the doctor immediately about all of her pain management options. Don't delay. Dehydration can set in very fast.
My radiation effects continued for a good three weeks post treatment and got worse to boot. You must take that into consideration also. I could tell you all of the meds I took but everyone is a little different and the doctors have an ethical responsibility to manage it.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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