Welcome to OCF, Roy. Glad to see you are aleady settling in and making some friends both here and on FB. Eric suggested you and your wife as friends to me there. This is still the best place for any medical info about OC. Dont forget the main pages of OCF too. There are search features in both sections.

Since this is before yor treatment has begun, you should get your hearing checked. If you are to be given cisplatin for chemo, it has a nasty side effect of hearing loss. Watch very closely for this, its irreversable. Now is also a great time to eat like crazy. All the favorites you ever craved, eat them now. Food will taste different once you start treatments.

I had my peg tube for 1.5 years the first time and now 6 months this time. Ive picked up quite a few tricks along the way. If you need pointers, please feel free to ask.

Best of luck with everything.

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile