 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I don't think that anyone can answer this question. For most, the rule of thumb has been one month of recovery for every week of radiation.
A few have gone back to work fairly quickly, some drove themselves to treatment every day.
Some were disabled for quite some time after treatment.
Everyone responds differently to treatment and there are so many variables.
Plan for the worst and hope for the best.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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