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Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 476 | Hi. John's treatments are going o.k. Things are starting to get rough with the "normal" side effects. John sees the Radiation Oncologist every Thursday and this Thursday he said he will be scoping him to see how everything is going. Is it to soon to see if the tumor is responding to the treatments? John is feeling pretty bad and I'm just afraid he will get discouraged if he doesn't hear positive news. Wanda
P.S. He has had 3 chemo (Cisplatin) treatments so far and today will be radiation treatment #14.
Wanda (47) caregiver to husband John (56) age at diag.(2009)
1-13-09 diagnosed Stage IV BOT SCC (HPV+)
2-12-09 PEG placed, 7-6-09 removed
Cisplatin 7 weeks, 7 weeks (35) IMRT
4-15-09 - treatment completed
8-09,12-09-CT Scans clear, 4-10,6-11-PET Scans clear
4-2013 - HBO (30 dives) tooth extraction
10-2019 - tooth extraction, HBO (10 dives)
11-2019 - Left lateral tongue SCC - Stage 2
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