Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,409 | Brian, first off I wish you well. More than well. I hadn't known about this issue until I read the piece here on the site. Interesting that none of my doctors brought it up. Or maybe my RO did in the beginning and I was still too numb from the you have cancer news to digest it properly.
I'm seeing my regular doctor Friday and will certainly ask him about this. Like you and some of the others I have occasional bouts of dizziness when standing up. I'd assumed it was because I'm still underweight and also fairly tall, and have always had low blood pressure. Now I'm wondering if carotid stenosis is playing into it.
Thanks for the well-written analogy, and in general for all that you do for us.
David 2 SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18
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