Most start feeling the radiation effects, neck redness, others, between 10-14 days. Are you using the recommended cream own the neck? I agree with the hearing loss, ototoxicity, which is caused by chemo destroying the hair in the inner ear, cochlear, being hair is a fast acting cell, like cancer. Once the hearing is lost, diminished, it may not come back. I'm blind in one eye from chemo, which can effect the eyes too, so watch for vision changes, eye infections. Sounds pretty normal, so far, and can't say with my high dose cisplatin since I had tinnitus for 20 years, but did progressively worsen since then. Keep up the good work.


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