Way to go Rich. Sounds like you will make it thru a bit easier than average. Not to be a downer but the week after rads stop is probable the roughist. For me, my skin kind of got use to the rads, kind of like a sun tan. By the last week it looked worse than it felt. However the throat was horrible. Sneezing hurt so bad it made me cry. All I could do was take a few sips of water that week. I found that the pain pills were a net negative. Sure it help ease the pain a bit, but the side effects were not worth it. I finally disposed of all that stuff last weekend.

A coulple more rough weeks and things will turn to getting better. Keep us posted.


Hockey Dad
43, No smoke, Small BOT HPV+16
8/30/12 Biopsy found SCC in Lymph node (removed)
9/19 DX 4a T1N2aM0
10/1 TX 2x Cisplatin 35 IMRT 70 gry (Done 11/15)
PEG tube in 11/7. Out 1/4, Back at work 2/4/13
PET 2/13 Clear, 10/16 all Scopes Clear, 4/14 Chest X-ray Clear, 5/14 Abdominal ultrasound Clear, 8 yrs clean!!!