My name is Charles Perez. I've recently completed 8 weeks of radiation and Chemo, the latter being a blast of Cisplatin and 5-FU. Since completing the 5-FU I'm suffering from bouts of fatigue. I'm due for a PET on August 23rd to see how much of the cancer is left in the marrow of my jawbone and then we'll just proceed from there. I didn't get a feeding tube (which seems odd in hindsight) but I've been fed TPN via my portacath for the past 3 weeks since it was impossible to swallow. This is the best site I've come across and look forward to fellow members insights as I progress.
SCC,Left Mandible, Stage IVa, Diagnosed 2/28/04, Cisplatin/5FU, Radiation 40 days. Lower left mandible removed and replaced with bone from hip Septemeber 29th, 2004. Happy Camper ever since!
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