Tx started today with her first dose of chemo & radiotherapy.
Everyone was pleasantly surprised to see that Jen had packed on almost 3.5kg's since being discharged post-op, and that she had regained much of her speech & was able to eat certain solid foods considering she had a significant portion of her tongue (approx. 75%) removed only 6 weeks ago.
Both went well and she is showing no signs of the chemo side effects (nausea, fatigue, metallic taste etc.) as yet and same with radiotherapy.
We pray that this continues to be the case throughout her treatment and I am a strong believer that the worst is over and done with - the waiting game!
Will keep our status posted over the next few weeks until treatment ends and I hope this information will come in useful for others who are looking to embark on this journey..
Kind Regards Jay & Jen
6/8/12: Wife 33y/o with no risk dx with Stage IVa SCC L of Tongue(T4aN2bM0) 3/9/12: Induced birth @ 36 weeks - Baby Hunter! 11/9/12: OP - 3/4 Partial Gloss, Radical ND & Tongue Rec. 24/10/12: 33xRad + 7xChemo 7/12/12: Tx complete 21/3/13 & 21/6/13: NED 24/7/13: SCC in Lungs - OP: Lobectomy (VATS) 29/1/14 passed away