HI All - I am in my 4th week of treatment and will be having a PEG tube put in on Friday as my food/fluid intake is greatly decreasing. Since the tube is goind in on Friday, my RO is recommending taking a few days off from radiation - Friday, Monday and Tuesday.

Has anyone else had to take 'breaks' from treatment? I am concerned about interrupting the effectiveness of continued treatment (though my treatment is on 5x per week, no Saturdays or Sundays).

Thanks,
Nanchy

Nancy
Age 56 at diagnosis
Neck Lymph node removed 11/2012
Tonsillectomy perfomed 12/2012 - identified as primary
SCC Left Tonsil with Left Node involvement, DX 12/2012
RX started 1/29/2013, finished 3/23/2013;
Daily IMRT (35 Sessions)
Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin (6 weeks)
PEG placed after week 4 (3/1/2013)
PEG removed 6 1/2 months later (8/12/2013)