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Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 168 | Thanks. I appreciate the thoughts. I am hoping week three of recovery (starts tomorrow) brings a little positive change. People here seem to thinks so and my docs do, too. I just want to talk and for my mouth to stop making gunk. That would be a start. And if the gunk stopped, I would start to try drinking liquids and maybe soft foods. My mouth only hurts when the gunk comes. Be well. -Michelle
SCC left tonsil, stage IV, HPV+, metastatic to one lymph node. Biopsy 12/23/10; tonsillectomy 1/13/11; DX 1/25/11; Peg in 1/28/11. Peg out 6/29. TX 1/31/11-3/21/11: 35 IMRT plus 3 Cisplatin. Pet-Scan 6/20/11 = CLEAR! Three years out, learning to live with the long-term side effects of radiation while reminding myself to feel blessed.
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