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Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 476 | Hi Nate. So glad to see you posting. Also glad to see that you spent the holidays at your moms'. John's mucus seemed to get a lot better around week 4. He didn't eat anything by mouth until roughly week 6, it was just to painful with mouth sores etc. He never took any prescription meds for pain so who knows he might have eaten by mouth sooner if he had. He continued to drink liquids all through treatment so he never had any swallowing issues. Good luck and be patient with yourself. You have been through so much and it takes time.
Wanda (47) caregiver to husband John (56) age at diag.(2009)
1-13-09 diagnosed Stage IV BOT SCC (HPV+)
2-12-09 PEG placed, 7-6-09 removed
Cisplatin 7 weeks, 7 weeks (35) IMRT
4-15-09 - treatment completed
8-09,12-09-CT Scans clear, 4-10,6-11-PET Scans clear
4-2013 - HBO (30 dives) tooth extraction
10-2019 - tooth extraction, HBO (10 dives)
11-2019 - Left lateral tongue SCC - Stage 2
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