OP Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: May 2009 Posts: 1,412 | Thanks Jim, I am okay. I just try to remember that no one says it is yet, and I am trying to focus on the facts of a clear PEt scan 3 months ago. I have now had to start taking pain meds and I am losing weight like you would not believe. I event tried to eat as much as could one day and see if I still lost weight and guess what I did. Normally, I am one who gains weight just looking at a brownie. Don;t get me wrong I love that my pants are too big now and i am going to get a completely new wardrobe, but I didn't anticipate 10 pounds in one week. My teacher assistant and I have be talking about all this and she said I am handling it rather well. She also shared with me that her grandmother lost her life to oral cancer. I am like, that doesn't help me out here. Anyway she did say one of the first signs her grandmother had was weight loss. I go back to my psychologist next Thursday and maybe I can get some help with the anxiety. I did take a Xanax last night just so I could sleep. Oh and my blood pressure is extremely high with me stressed about this all the time. I guess i need to send some more prayers up to heaven.
Angelia 31 at Dx. DX: 4/30/09, 10/21/09 SCC on floor of mouth, T1NOMO, T2N1M0 TX: 39 IMRT, 8 cisplatin 11/30/09 PET/CT: 11/03/09: Lymph node involvement PEG/PORT: 11/09 TX end: 02/01/10 PET Scan: 04/05/10 clear PEG Out: 06/21/10 Biopsy: 12/23/10: fibrosis HBO: 01/04/11 - ORN Baby girl born 11-30-12
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