Thank you! You're right, Anne-Marie; laundry is no way to mark this occasion.
Cheryl, you're not kidding these ulcers can be nasty. After being almost off my PEG, I can no longer eat even with magic mouthwash. I only needed oxy 2 or 3 times during treatment, and now I'm on it 24/7. Worst is that it hurts terribly to talk. Maybe HBO would be overkill, but if there's no improvement at the 8-week mark I will press for options.
WHEW squared, David!
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T3N2aM0 HPV+
5/26/13 discovered painless superball-sized lymph node in neck
6/26/13 DX SCC R palatine tonsil
7/16/13 TORS tonsillectomy & selective ND, mets to 2 nodes
9/3/13 Cisplatin and rads begin, tolerated 1.5 of 3 planned chemo doses
10/16/13 Treatment ends
Dec 13 Ulcer appears at surgery site
Jan 17 Biopsy -- no cancer!
Feb 17 CT/PET Scan lights up tonsil bed & nasal cavity, docs say probably inflammation, don't panic, rescan when ulcer subsides
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