Simon's going pretty well all things considered, but in the last week to ten days his tongue has formed nasty opaque ulcers on either side. He saw the speech therapist and the nutritionist a couple of days ago and they said it is likely more recovering from radiation.

His throat is also sore, mostly in the morning after a dry night. I don't think he'd worry if it was all part and parcel of recovery, and the fact that it's running down both sides of the tongue sounds like it's OK, but I suppose we're all a bit spooked by the slightest thing. Do these blisters/ulcers 5 weeks out from RADS sound "normal"?


Brother 49yo DX 22/6/11 Tonsil SCC HPV+ Stage IV T4N1(?)M0. Carbo/docetaxel (Taxotere)19/7, 11/8 (with E-tux), 1/9; E-tux 11/8, 25/8, 15/9, 30/9, 14/10, 28/10; IMRT X 35 (70gy tumour;63gy nodes;56gy gen area) 19/9-4/11/11. Clear PET scan 1/2/12. 1 and 2 year post treatment checks good.