Cheryl he is having 4x a week chemo and 5x rads and the drug is cisplatin. The doctor prescribed 4x chemo per week instead of once thinking he might handle it better to get it in small doses plus getting a drip as well.

Thank you for all your input. I am feeling so anxious and it's not even me who is getting the treatment. Hoping I've got it all organised �

Will watch out regarding hearing loss, dehydration and constipation.

Here we are, one day to go until treatment starts. Time flies.


Heike

Working caregiver of my husband (51) Simon

03/2014 oropharyngeal cancer, stage IVB, T2N3M0, HPV 16 +
04/2014 Neck dissection - 39 lymph nodes removed, one node positive greater than 6cm, tumour in tonsil reaching into soft palette
28/04/14 begin of treatment
33 x RADS 66 Gy, 33 x chemo cisplatin 13mg each
29/04/14. pick two lines
12/06/14 finished treatment
09/ 14 Pet scan clear