Danielle,

Please call or email me privately. We found a new oncologist for my mom..NOT the one recommended by the ENT! Did your mom do IMRT radiation? I am so scared Danielle. ARe the side effects awful? Will the pain to her throat be terrible? Did your mom need a feeding tube? I hope she is ok.

Everyone.

My mom is going to do 7 weeks of daily IMRT radiation. The first oncologist wasnt going to do that kind of radiation and so we switched oncologists. He told her that the pain to the throat would be bad and that she would need a feeding tube. Is that true? What should I expect?

Thanks again
Stephany

Stephany.Daughter of mother who passed away 3/26/05 from Recurrent Gum Squamous Cell Carcinoma. She had 3 surgeries, and 6 weeks radiation, and then passed due to infection. I miss her very much. She was 65 years young when she passed. Love you Mom!