I start my 35 treatments Wednesday. I have chemo (Taxol and carboplatin) before my first radiation session. Radiation every weekday till Sept. 8 (skipping Labor Day) and chemo every Monday till the end of August.
Final tips and advice before it starts?
How active have folks been able to stay early on? I ran a marathon 7 weeks ago and was back up to 15 miles for the week last week after (mostly) recovering from tonsillectomy that found primary site, along with other head poking from the inside during that surgery. The chemo nurses in particular emphasize staying as active as I can.
Any experience there? What to eat?


Randy, Stage 3 tonsil SCC, node involvement, HPV-positive. 7 sessions of Taxol-Carboplatin, 35 rads finished 9/8/10. Post-TX PET and CT 12/1 showed "no metabolic evidence of residual or recurrent disease." Yay!