 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I think ports should be standard. That's the ONLY thing I regret not having for my Tx.
#Cheryld...I had excellent no hearing issues pre Tx but I ended up with permanent hearing losses which do not require hearing aids but do affect my hearing 24/7. I noticed this ringing stuff after my 2nd and was switched to Carbo as my MO said "it will make no difference". Of course that was 7 years ago and as we all know everyone can be different and we all know the NUMBER one, two, three goal of this Tx is to kill the cancer but I would still question the MO because my hearing issues are no fun.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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