Hello,
My name is Al, I am 44 years old and was diagnosed with tonsil cancer June 2005. I initially found a lump on my right side of my neck, had a ultrasound, then needle biopsy, then cat scan, then received the overwhelming news I had cancer of the tonsils, back of my tongue and the lymph nodes in my neck. The next step was the insertation of a peg tube. After that, I had 35 treatments of chemotherapy and radiation(every week day for 7 weeks).
I lost my saliva and taste buds after a week of treatment and no improvement so far...6 months later. Two months after my treatment, I had a cat scan and it showed the primary cancer in the tonsil/back of tongue was gone but showed one small spot on my lymph node, together with my radiologist(who is wonderful!) and my surgeon, we decided to proceed with the surgery to ensure all the cancer was gone. I am still recovering from the treatment and surgery and get a little better each day, I am just very frustrated with the dryness in my mouth and not being able to taste...I would really like some feedback/suggestions. Also, my doctor has prescribed Salagen but have seen on this website that some people have Amfistone, would like some feedback on both these drugs if possible.
Looking forward to some suggestions!
Al