Thanks everyone. Your support and advise makes this so much easier. Just wondering if anyone has any advise on how to get a man to take serious possible side effects. We have cream for his skin, mouth washes to help with any sores etc but do you think I can get him to use them regularly. I know he feels like crap but if he doesn't use this stuff he's going to feel a whole lot crappier. Any idea's on how to convince him to be vigilant with this stuff before he learns the hard way. Is it a man thing, not wanting to care for yourself. How do you get someone to step up and care about their own health. I know he's doing treatment which I am so grateful for but I'm really concerned about more pain from side effects, just wish I could get it across to Steve how important all of this stuff is.


Wife to Steve 43. DX 5 May 09. T4N2MO SCC tongue, floor of mouth, lymph nodes & jaw bone
No surgery
Teeth removed 06/07/2009
radiation 13/07/2009 x 7wks
chemo 15/07/2009 x 3 Cisplatin
last TX 28/08/2009
25/11/2009 PET-lymph node activity.
08/01/2010 CT Scan-ALL CLEAR
03/03/2010-Peg removed
01/2013 left side of Jaw removed and replaced with pectoral flap.
23/12/2020 scan show lesion in tongue
01/2021 SCC stage 3 base of tongue diagnosed
01/03/2021 chemotherapy started.