 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 618 | Mickey,
How many of your friends have had cancer twice, because thats what will happen to you if you cut your treatments short. Hell, they may not even be able to stop this occurance.
This disease is a KILLER. The treatments that are known to be life savers come with side effects. Your taste will come back. The only person who noticed I lost a little hair was the girl who cuts my hair (my wife didn't even notice). Your saliva may be reduced so you may have to keep a little extra water around. The alternative is to be permenantly wearing a dirt suit, about 6 feets worth.
Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR
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