OP "OCF Down Under" Platinum Member (300+ posts) Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 453 | 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.
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