 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I am a CPA, not a medical doc and especially not a cancer expert and I frankly hope never to become an expert on cancer. My MO, from Moffitt Cancer Institute, told me that concurrent use of Cisplatin and rad would enhance the effects of rad by 30%. He also told me that I may experience some hearing side effects from Cisplatin which may or may not become permanent. He also never mentioned Carboplatin until I told him I was experiencing some hearing difficulties at the very end of my treatment. As I posted a few days back, I have been told that I have permanent high end freq hearing loss.
Funny, we can't all get the same information with which to base the very important decisions they hit us with when we are most venerable.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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