 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Most here report less side effects that have had the 6 bags vs the 3 bags of Cis and quite a few here on the 3 big bag method never get the 3rd bag due to combined severe side effects so I wonder if the tumor board should perhaps consider comparing 6 small bags vs 2 big bags? I doubt that there's a study to guide them but I wonder which is really better. I also agree with Don that maybe with HPV all this Cis is an overkill but I had the 3 bags and I'm here today 8 years later so even though I thought my Tx was going to kill me, I'm not going to bitch. 
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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