Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: May 2013 Posts: 188 Likes: 4 | Stay on the journey Pedro. That mask makes you feel helpless the first time. I wept a little and prayed the first time. I then learned to manage my breathing and closed my eyes. It actually became a good routine for thinking through life's issues. I was without issue for 34 of 35 treatments one time new meds gave me shortness of breath. The team on site was helpful and a change in meds fixed that. We are here for you.
Age 55 HPV 16+ SCC, BOT 050613 Stage IV great team at OSU Tx 6 weeks of rad started June 3 8 weeks of chemo started May 28 RTOG Phase III trial Cetuximab group. Treatment completed 7/16/2013 PET Scan completed 10/08/13 Results discussed 10/11/13 NED - Free but am I Next part of the journey? 1year PET 10/24/14 NED Good reports now 10 years out. |