I found that every morning there was some slight seepage of usually brown yucky stuff that had dried on my stomach for the most part. Some days/nights were worse than others and I would always tape a gauze pad in place right below the insertion point so I could get out during the day as necessary. That would keep any seepage from soaking through the front of my shirt. My docs/nurses advised that such was normal and not to freak out.

Bill D.


Dx 4/27/06, SCC, BOT, Stage III/IV, Tx 5/25/06 through 7/12/06 - 33 IMRT and 4 chemo, radical right side neck dissection 9/20/06.