I just completed the 7 week daily radiation treatment concurrent with 7 weekly carboplatin chemo infusions. With a lot of time spent watching and managing symptoms, I am feeling really pretty good so far but also want to heed the repeated advice that the next month is not going to be much of a pleasure cruise in any means.

My mantra was hydration, nutrition, and pain management and focus all my energy on dealing with side effects that fall into these three categories. I was able the side effects well enough to avoid having to get a PEG and hope to keep control such that eating and drinking will continue to be self sustainable.

What are the most common side effects that linger from the treatment phase like mucositis and some new ones that might appear new after crossing into the post-tx period?


thanks
don