What little I know about the margins is in my sig. I've already got fluoride trays molded, and know to suspend my supplements especially the ones with antioxidants. I'm having teeth out tomorrow, and we're looking to start treatment at least two weeks after that. During that time the mask will be made, etc. I've got a meeting the chemo oncologist next Wednesday, and then at that point they'll make the next appointment, probably for the mask. And if they don't offer tests for thyroid levels, vitamin d, and hearing test, I'll ask; they haven't been brought up yet. The ball is rolling.

I'm losing weight, not gaining, because I started 200 lbs overweight (now 160 lbs overweight). It's a very high nutrition diet, just low fat and calories. The diet is approved. I hope that's not the next thing people will disapprove of. This weight is doing me a lot of damage, and I can spare more than enough to get through treatment. At my weight, eating nutritious and the normal amount of food is all it takes to cause the pounds to fall of. Maintaining my weight would take an unhealthy diet. I could get 3000 calories and still lose 4 lbs a week.


-Ben-
Diag 12/21/11
T3N2bMX
Surg 1/17
5cm tumor left tongue pos. L tonsil neg. 17 l. neck lymph nodes, 2 pos w/extranodal excursion. 4 teeth neg
Tongue spec 5.9x3x1.8cm. Margins clear to 0.4-0.5 cm
2/20-3/27 27 radiation, 2/20-4/12 3 chemo.
Non HPV, lifetime tobacco, drugs, alcohol teetotaler