Not really disagreeing about having chemo, but for me, it was 10x worse than rads, and that's an understatement. I will never fully recover from it, and will never underestimate it again, like I initially did. Even still, I had chemo my last treatment, and weighed the risks with the "light chemo" lol. Light was another joke, I had to buy a shower seat, and use a walker again due to the weakness, neuropathy, hospitalized for hydration, and blood transfusion. For my 2nd and 3rd recurrence, my doctor would not do chemo, said it would have killed me.


10/09 T1N2bM0 Tonsil
11/09 Taxo Cisp 5-FU, 6 Months Hosp
01/11 35 IMRT 70Gy 7 Wks
06/11 30 HBO
08/11 RND PNI
06/12 SND PNI LVI
08/12 RND Pec Flap IORT 12 Gy
10/12 25 IMRT 50Gy 6 Wks Taxo Erbitux
10/13 SND
10/13 TBO/Angiograph
10/13 RND Carotid Remove IORT 10Gy PNI
12/13 25 Protons 50Gy 6 Wks Carbo
11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO
03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN
09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy
04/17 Regraft hypergranulation Donor Site
06/17 Heart Attack Stent
02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs