The cause of my intollerance to some foods (spicy and acidic) is clearly the radiation. The edge of my tongue looked like overcooked bacon by the time I was done. It is that edge that causes the most pain.

Flip
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Age: 54 SCC Tonsil + 3 nodes
Radiation and Carboplatin
Treatment 4/1 - 6/7/2009
No surgery, no PEG
Never smoked
Drink socially (brew my own beer and love wine. A bottle of scotch lasts me a couple of years)
CT 11/4/09 No sign of envolvement in Tonsil or nodes