My hair loss didn't come from the cisplatin, but from the radiation. I still don't have to shave my neck area on the side where the tumors were, and maybe I never will again. *Think* of the savings on razor blades!

I also lost hair on the back of my neck running up to the radiation line. But it all came back in without the gray, which gives me a nice modern two-tone look now. So I got that going for me, which is nice.

Seriously though, my experience was that this snuck up on me and by the time I noticed anything I was worrying about other things (like nutrition -- thanks Christine!). It'll come back; don't worry!


Peter, age 62 at Dx
3/27/15 Dx T2N2aM0 Tonsilar P16+ G3 SCC
4/6/15 Full PET clear except for above
4/24/15 TOLM tonsillectomy/clear margins. Neck dissection 20 nodes (1 w/cancer & extracapsular extension)
5/28/15 PEG in
5/27 - 7/10/15 Daily Radiation to 66 units cumulative; Cisplatin weekly X 7
8/24/15 PEG out
9/24/15 Full body PET - N.E.D.
12/22/15 CT and physical exam. Continued clear.
3/11/16 Physical exam. Continued clear.
7/12/16 One year post-treatment! CT clear.
7/7/17 2 years post - still clear