You could feel them tugging. A couple of times I would feel some pain, once I told him he would stop and apply some more local before proceding. I would say the most annoying thing was the curtain that they hang between your face and their work area. The nice thing was afterwards the only side effect was my chest felt numb. I even felt good enough to go to lunch and drive home.
SCC Stage IV base of tongue Dx 08/04. 8 weeks Taxol, Carboplatin then Hydrea, 5FU, IMRT x's 48, Iressa. 33 at diagnosis.
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