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Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 207 | Hi Carol,
I'm 1 year, 3 months and 7 days removed from treatment. 1, 1 month and 13 days removed from my neck disection. Funny how we can remember those dates so clearly. I am now about 90%. The last 25% of healing takes the longest. My dry mouth is about gone, I no longer wake up at night with my mouth frozen shut. Taste has returned, etc. I will be seeing my ENT for the next 4 years. one year down, 4 to go. It takes a while, and the best thing you can do is continue to celibrate Kenny's successes and give him support as he needs it. The recovery process is slow. Our treatment regimin was quite rigorous.
Steve Daib
SCC, base of tongue, 2 lymph nodes, stage 3/4. 35 X's IMRT radiation, chemo: Cisplatin x 2, 5FU x2, & Taxol x2. Hooray, after 3 years I'm in still in remission.
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