 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I didn't lose my beard - at least nor all of it, but the hair on the neck was toasted. It also killed of of the skin tags and i think some moles as well. The hair follicles on my neck literally fell out.
Barb, I should have mentioned that the insurance bill is for my wife and I (I am 58 and she is 52) and now the company I work for picks up the bill every month as part of my compensation package.
Don't be a hero, pain will NOT make you heal faster. Pain management is an essential part of the healing process.
Ear pain is pretty typical when the eustacian tubes that drain into the throat get fried. They will regenerate in time. I had trouble hearing for a while - like I had a cold or something.
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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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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