Hi everyone! Update on Dad.

Just found out he is going to have 6 1/2 weeks of 5-day-a-week radiation treatments and 6 chemotherapy treatments to make the radiation work better. The medical oncologist said that the cancer had plenty of time to spread, but that it hadn't, which is good. But, I'm feeling worried again. I'm scared for the potential side effects. Lots of people have told me that each person reacts differently and some folks do great while other folks have serious side effects. They said he might need a feeding tube again if he has trouble swallowing. Some people get blisters in their mouth and feel very fatigued. They did say that the chemotherapy is a low dosage (I don't know if that's the right word) so he wont need to worry about keeping visitors away or losing his hair, etc.

Dad was diagnosed 2/28/18 w Stage 4, N0 Verrucous carcinoma (VC) an uncommon variant of SSC
Mandibulectomy and free-flap reconstruction 5/30/18
Diagnosis changed to SSC.
Began treatment of 30 rads and 5 Cisplatin Cycles on 7/18/18
Decided not to do any more Cisplatin after the first one.
Finished treatment on 8/31/18.
3.19 Abscess & Recurrence wide mouth resection
4.16.19 Scapular Flap Reconstruction surgery
9.6.19 Clear CT!
8.6.20 Clear CT!