OP "OCF Down Under" Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 60 | Thanks for the advice Maria and Cheryl. He takes a daily multivitamin and that's all. That can be ditched easily. I intend to get him in to see a dietician ASAP because he just doesn't have the weight to lose. He was a very light smoker but quit 13 years ago. Drinks one glass of red with dinner, never more. No drugs, gets enough sleep. Healthy as a horse. This came as a big shock.
CG to husband Stage IV SCC left tonsil 11/11. Mets to 7 nodes on left, 2 on right, no distant mets. PEG, 7 weeks radiation and weekly Cisplatin ended Feb 10, 2012. PET 04/12 areas consistent with inflammation, complete response in nodes. Recurrence 09/13 pulmonary lymphatics. Died 22 Oct following an allergic reaction to Erbitux.
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