Suzee,
Tell your dad I'm cheering him on. We all have some different patterns of reactions, probably depending on how much radiation where, what kind of chemo, etc. While it is true I did not have major problems by week 5, there was a heck of a difference for me between weeks 5 & 6. While it may well get worse for your dad, perhaps it won't be that much worse--maybe it will, but how can one say for certain on an individual basis?
I just stopped by waiting area A to get a prescription for my neck--it's awful now. I thought of you and your dad when I went over there. Never ran into either of you, but I feel like I know you.
Best,
Anne
SCC tongue 9/2010, excised w/clear margins:8 X 4 mm, 1 mm deep
Neck Met, 10/2010, 1 cm lymph node; 12/21/'10: Neck Diss 30 nodes, 29 clear, micro ECE node, part tongue gloss, no residual scc
IMRT & 6 cisplatin 1/20/11-2/28/11 at MDA
GIST tumor sarcoma, removed 9/2011, no chemo needed
Clear on both counts as of Fall, 2021
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