 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 666 | I was also told not to swim.... and frankly I did not have any desire for any outdoor activity either (I only had the peg for 2-3 months).
The other thing is: do NOT expose the radiated area to intense sunlight. This is a very bad idea you definitely do not want to get sunburnt. (you are already causing a lot of damage with the xrays additional UV damage is very very bad!!)
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Partial glossectomy (25%) anterior tongue. 4/6/07/. IMRT start @5/24/07 (3x) Erbitux start/end@ 5/24/07. IMRT wider field (30x) start 6/5/07. Weekly cisplatin (2x30mg/m2), then weekly carbo- (5x180mg/m2). End of Tx 19 July 07.
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