 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | Andy --
You may need to have someone drive you about 4 weeks or so into th treatment, depending on whether you are on serious pain-killers by then and how you react to these. Some people can continue driving when taking Oxycodone or while on Duragesic patch, many cannot (safely, that is).
Also, if you are getting amiphostine, you may have nausea afterwards which makes driving oneself difficult. Are you getting concurrent chemotherapy? You may need someone to drive home afterwards; my husband was a bit out of it on chemo days (afterwards). He would drive the 45 minutes to Baltimore and I would drive the hour back (difference due to rush hour in afternoon!)
Good luck
Gail
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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