 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Three weeks is about average. You might be able to work - some have. But after that it could get challenging. Once the mouth sores appear then you will need pain meds and powerful ones. The radiation keeps working for some weeks post Tx so be prepared mentally for that. Some think that "beam off" means instant start of recovery.
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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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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