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| Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Roger - are you being treated at the cancer center in Hamilton? If so do they have a rads clinic? My mom was treated there (3.5 pack a day smoker - with lung cancer) I can't remember if they had a standard walk in rads clinic. PMH does - it's a drop in if you have any issues - call them see if they have a drop in and they'll have someone (likely your radiation oncllogist) take a look at it. if he's not available here's usually someone around who can take a look - plus the nurses at our clinc have seen it all - they could probably tell you right off. This may ease your mind  until you can see your team! good luck. Plus chemo affects all cells in the body! And there's a system called the fight or flight response in play when you are stressed - think about how stressed your body is during and after treatment - this causes low circulation anywhere except vital life processes.. So your skin hair nails etc. don't do things the way they used to - they can't - once your body starts up these normal processes again while you are healing there are bound to be some irregularities. Take care - 
Last edited by Cheryld; 02-13-2012 09:41 AM.
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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