Don, I didn't even see your post when I was writing, and was not responding to you. I know everyone is different, and a number voiced chemo to be less a concern basically, no problem, and voiced my opinion, and I'm one that doesn't agree, that's all, and living proof. Most who went through what I don't survive, and neither was I expected, so there may not be that many around to say anything about chemo like i will for a number of reasons. These are some of the ailments I had suffered from chemo:

All fingernails, toenails came off, burns on hands, face & inside mouth, paralyzed fro the waist down, abdominal pain, septic shock, sepsis, respiratory failure, pulmonary collapse, pulmonary congestion, intestinal disease, excisional debriment of wound or burn, disseminated candidiasis, unspecified septicemia, periumbilical abdominal pain, hypotension, drug induced netropenia, urinary tract disease, pleural effusion, hepatomegaly, gastric dysfunction, gallbladder disease, ulcerative colitis, pneumonia, cardiomegly, unspecified volume depletion, low potassium, kidney disease, hyposmolality, nutrional marasmus, debility, dysphaigia, phlebitis, systemic inflammatory response, syndrome, other erythematosquamous dermatosis, ulcerative gastrointestinal mucocitis, antineoplastic immuno supprs adverse effect, anemia, iron meatbolsim disorder, shortness of breath, localized inflammatory process whole body, unspecified infection central venous line, critical illness myopathy, brain ishemia, other ascites, joint pain, cellultis, mononeurotis, gait abnormality, pressure ulcer, rhinoschleroma, conjuntivitis, diarreah, nausea, hypovolemia, blood transfusions, renal failure, low potossium, acidosis, leukocotosis, C-diff.

Btw, I like your sign off, don't bite smile


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