As Christine said - watch for the malnutrition. I still struggle with that issue and I am 20 months out of treatment. Protein seems to be the thing that I fail to get enough of.


DX 2/10/09; Stage 1 SCC side of tongue; Partial Gloss; PEG in 3/3/09; 3 Cisplatin; 35 IMRT; PEG out 7/17/09; Eating via mouth and walking 3 miles/day 4 wks after treatment end. 50 pound weight loss; Clear PET 09/09 and 09/10