 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Stephany,
I had radiation and chemo only and have been cancer free for over a year now. I have some minor effects from the radiation and my WBC is still a little low from the chemo but it didn't damage my veins. I only had 2 chemtherapy sessions anyway and I doubt they would put in a port or shunt for 2 or 3 infusions.
As far as commenting on the earlier treatments, you would need to give us much more detail. Was her cancer SCC or Melanoma? Who found it? Who treated it (please don't name the doctors - just titles)? Was it treated at a CCC? How was the recurrence found? Is it a recurrence or a new primary? What was the original staging? What is it now?
Even then none of us are doctors. It would certainly be a question I would be asking them about (offline from your Mom - no need to raise her fear levels).
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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