 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | IMRT is a lot less damaging than XRT but I lost 35% of my body weight. I refused to do the PEG thing and besides some folks have lost the weight WITH the PEG. When I was researching treatment modalities a few years ago I found that some individuals actually gain weight during IMRT radiation - but I am convinced that they are the exception. As I recall Danny Boy had the best IMRT experience on this site.
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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