 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,294 Likes: 1 | Hi,
Cancer treatments are harsh. Both chemo and radiation by nature are designed to KILL cells. Neither is targeted enough to just get the baddies. Collateral damage occurs, plain and simple.
Waiting is the worst. Wanting to get going and kill the cancer as soon as possible. Not knowing what is going to happen during treatment. What sort of side effects you will have. The list goes on.
Since you are doing surgery first, there will be some healing time before you start chemo and rads. From what I read here nearly all report surgery generates the least side effects and your recovery is the fastest.
Chemo and rads are far enough out to think about later. For the time being, just try to stay calm and learn about the surgery aspect now.
You'll do fine. Good luck, Don
Don
Male, 1955
Great health except C
Dec '12
DX: BOT SCC T2N2bMx, Stage 4a, HPV+, multiple nodes
1 tooth out
Jan '13
2nd tooth out
Tumor Board -induction TPF (3 cycles), seq CRT
4-6/2013
CRT 70gr 2x35, weekly carbo150
ended 5/29,6/4
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