 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | Hi Indy,
I was not able to get Amifostine locally either. I was told that it is administered by IV before each treatment and the Radiation Department I went to was not able (read: willing) to make the commitment to provide that. I would have had to travel 180 miles to Minneapolis daily or move there for the duration of treatments. I chose not to do that. With hind sight I would have at least spent more time looking into that option.
What I would really like to hear is that people that got their treatments with Amifostine really have more salivia after XRT (regular) radiation?
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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