Thanks Jeff and Billy for your support. I still find it hard to keep my mind off the first PET scan.

My left lymph node under my jaw bone did shrink a lot from the treatment, but I can still feel it. The RO said it is probably filled with scar tissue. He said he feels there will be no residual cancer left in the nodes based on the dose and number of treatments. I think I also read on this board somewhere that they may never return to their normal size. Does anybody have any experience with this? It just has me wondering and worrying.

Being 9 weeks out from the end of my treatment I feel good. I am back to work, mowing the lawn, and doing things around the house. I just don't have an apetite and have to force myself to eat. It also does not help not having any saliva. I just started taking salagen and see if that will help.

Thanks,
Tom


Tom
SCC T4N1M0 left side tongue & 1 node
Dx 05/21/07 42 yrs old
40 Tx IMRT @ 70 Gy started 06/25/07
Cysplatin & 5fu 1st & 4th wks
treatment ended 08/23/07