Hi, she had induction chemo followed by a continuous 5-FU infusion during her inpatient weeks for radiation (47 IMRT treatments). She is stage IV with two lymph nodes involved. She's 70 and in otherwise pretty good health, with the exception of having developed a periodic drop in blood pressure. At first I thought the drop may be caused by dehydration, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Every now and then she experiences a spike in heart rate followed by the drop in BP. I'm now wondering if all the months in bed might have brought on a clot and thus the drop in BP. The docs haven't been very helpful regarding this one. I've digressed, sorry.
Sincerely,
Didier
Mom's caregvr. DDS failed to dx 01/03. Dx Stg IV SCC 05/03. Induct. chemo, IMRT, 5FU, H, Iressa, Neck disect, radiation. Dad's caregvr. Dx 01/04 Ext. Stg SCLC. Mets to liver/bone 08/04. Died 11/12/04. Mom tongue CA dx 06/13, hemiglossectomy (80% removed) 08/13. Clean margins and nodes, but PNI. 6/15/15: Tongue CA at base of remnant tongue. Declined further tx; hospice.
Died 10/13/15. What a long and difficult journey.
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