Today is the final radiation treatment, and the 3rd chemo (cisplatin) was yesterday!! Tim has made it this far with REMARKABLE success.
His neck has just two small irritations on it. (Lotion or Aquaphor on his neck everyday after the 2nd radiation, then a shower to wash all of it off in the morning before the radiation - he used Olay body wash with shea butter. I mention this because the radiologist said that if he put him in a room with 10 others undergoing this same treatment-they would all hate him because his neck and skin are looking so good)
He is still able to eat (although everything tastes like cardboard). He forces himself to eat a small bit of something everyday. Crackers, or bread and butter or jelly, soup. Just to keep his throat used to swallowing. He is drinking at least 3 Ensure/Boost a day (he has found that mixing them with some milk or water makes them thinner and easier to swallow. Magic Mouthwash is awesome. He has lost only 11 lbs.
Zofran for the nausea seems to be the wonder drug for the cisplatin. I will let you know how this does over the next few days/weeks post the final cisplatin.
Davidcpa has told me told what we may expect over the next several weeks,so we are trying to stay prepared.
Anyway- I just felt that I should post some good news and possibly be of some encouragement to others. I cannot thank all of you on this site enough!! Reading your posts has gotten me through some bad days, and helped me hang onto the emotional rollercoaster of cancer and treatment!!