 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Nate, I forgot to mention a couple things about the cisplatin. Make sure you get a hearing test before you begin treatments. If you experience anything unusual with your hearing make sure you tell the doc immediately. Also, the smaller weekly doses of chemo are much easier to tolerate. I was scheduled for 3 big doses of cisplatin but only had 2 since I was very ill and the doc cancelled the 3rd round. This has happened to others here too.
ChristineSCC 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  | 
