I just recently had one... I talked it over with my MO she said at my age it isn't indicated even though I will be getting 7x cisplatin. She told me the hearing complications for this type of drug are extremely rare. She asked would I ask to change my plan to something that may or may not work even if I had hearing loss, and I thought about it and said probably not.

I want to be around to complain about my side effects.

Last edited by BrianPK; 12-07-2013 08:36 AM.

Brian
Stage IV TxN2aM0 HPV+ SCC 38 y.o. male
9/20/13 Sentinel Node Found
12/5/13 Start of 72Gy and 5 bags of Cisplatin
1/21/14 Treatment Ends
1/25/15 1 Yr clear