Michele

Everyone's case is different, but when they "boosted" my IMRT (to get me up to 7200 GY max), the damage to my neck and face skin also increased. So monitor that (I ended up using Vigilon a skin/gel dressing for burns twice a day) But it did the trick and I did not need a neck dissection even though two lymph nodes had shown up as infected in the diagnostic CAT and PET scans. The MRI two months after treatment showed all clean. Next PET is Mid May.
Good Luck
Tom


65 yr Old Frack
Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+
2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG
2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery
25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Apaghia /G button
2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa
40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin

Passed away 4-29-13