| Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Welcome Sean and thanks for protecting our country.
What out for the potential of hearing loss with the Cisplatin. Talk to your MO. I would even suggest that you ask for a pre Tx hearing test to establish a baseline so they/you can blame the Tx if your hearing goes south. They tell you to watch out for ringing in your ear. To me it didn't sound like ringing but more like a very faint buzz and it will come and go and I didn't really pay attention to it until I was at the last part of my Tx and it was to late to stop the Cisplatin.
As Christine said, get as many calories into you now as possible. Gain as much weight as you can. It will never hurt going into the rad/chemo where most of us loose serious pounds.
Do you have any questions at this point?
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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