 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Be careful with the larger doses of Cis as it can cause permanent hearing loss. If you experience any "ringing" in your ears tell your MO ASAP. Nothing can be done about what's already in your system but they usually switch you over to Carboplatin for any remaining treatments.
Never heard of reducing the quantity for the 3rd bag in a large series treatment but some have gone with smaller quantities once a week for 6 weeks.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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