I Finished my 35th IMRT today. Looking forward to healing up and being able to eat some solid food. I won't miss the 1-hour drive each way to the CCC, and I get my mornings back.

All in all they said things went as well as they can. I did not get the PEG but was able to maintain my weight, although on some days I wish I had it. I also developed ulcers on my tongue and that's been a big problem. But now that the treatments are done, I can look forward to some improvement as the weeks go by instead of the steady downward trend I had been on.

My goal is to be able to eat a steak by Christmas.

Kelly


Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR