Hi John, you hit the nail squarely on the head, compadre! And I have good news to add to yours, as of my weigh-in at the gym yesterday, I've finally regained the 10 lbs I lost in the first three weeks following the loading of my liver with radioactive beads (SIRIspheres,) which was complete on 11/23/13.

When I get a bit more free time, I'll start a thread about this process; thanks for the head's up, Tony!

Effects of the radiation continue to surprise me, but they are mild and mostly inconsequential. Mostly I'm surprised that any of it is lingering this long. I have a CT scheduled for the 21st, and I'll get the results on the 25th.

My intro: http://oralcancersupport.org/forums/ubbt...3644#Post163644

09/09 - Dx OC Stg IV
10/09 - Chemo/3 Cisplatin, 40 rad
11/09 - PET CLEAN
07/11 - Dx Stage IV C. (Liver)
06/12 - PET CLEAN
09/12 - PET Dist Met (Liver)
04/13 - PET CLEAN
06/13 - PET Dist Met (Liver + 1 lymph node)
10/13 - PET - Xeloda ineffective
11/13 - Liver packed w/ SIRI-Spheres
02/14 - PET - Siri-Spheres effective, 4cm tumor in lymph-node
03/15 - Begin 15 Rads
03/24 - Final Rad! Woot!
7/27/14 Bart passed away. RIP!