"OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Definitely - I was told when I asked to have my final chemo (it would have been 5 days post rads as they started a week late and my WBC were low one week so they put me off another week, that there was no point since cisplatin highlights the radiation. And at that point I would be finished. I thought this flawed as radiation is cumulative and continues to work for up to two weeks after but I didn't argue since I doubt they would have given it to me regardless. if its not cisplatin then perhaps it's ok. Good luck wed.
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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