Everyone is different. I am new here but I have still yet to talk to someone whose treatment plan matched mine exactly.

I never went to chemo alone. In hindsight, I could have done the first two (out of 3) alone. I stopped by the office for radiation on the way home from work for the first 2/3 of treatment. The final 1/3 I was on pain meds that would have made driving dangerous.

That said, I would encourage you to allow people to help you. It took me a while to do that because it wasn't my nature but everyone who went with me for chemo and rads were so moved by the people they met.


Dx March 2011 via FNA (49 yrs old)
SCC BoT
HPV+ exact strain unknown
Stage IVa T3N2cM0
Cisplatin x 3, IMRT x 40 (7267 cGy)
One node removed post-treatment (rad dmg)
Clean PET 10/28/11
Swallow therapy