Shelly,

Mike's regimen sounds like it's just like mine was. I guess I'm a little out of the ordinary - for me, it felt like the first round of Induction chemo was the worst. I developed a couple of side effects I wasn't prepared for (one was PAIN that started in my chest, then slowly moved down my GI tract - thought it might be a heart attack at first). A Prilosec/Previcid drug was prescribed (I didn't feel like it did a lot, but it did help). The GI pain stopped at the end of round 1, and didn't return - (I stopped taking the drug for that).

Mouth sores were more mild in round 1, but I think that's all that was easier for me.

Oh - no "crop circles" that I know of.

Keep trooping,

- Pam

44 at 10-26-2009 Dx; SCC, T2N2b, St.IV BOT; Rt. Tonsil out; PET 11-12-09 (3 spots); 3 rds Cisplatin, Taxotere and 5-FU started 11-19-09; PEG 12-24-09; 7 wks chemo-rads done 03-16-10. 06-28 CT/PET watching 1 node; PEG out; 11-15 CT - larger; 11-23 PET activity up; mrdc 12-21; 04-01-11 CLEAN SCANS! ; March 2018 new SCC - Meet with surgeon 4-4-18