Dear All,
It's been a while but am back on-line and feeling the need to be back in the loop!( I have right tonsil SCC and left&right lymph node mets)
Congratulations Dave, way to go - so glad all is looking good for you.
I hope I'm not jumping the gun when I say that SO FAR, my 5 weeks of treatment have not been too grim! The original egg-sized lumps ar almost gone!!
The wisdom tooth removal/PEG tube insertion was probably the worst part! Oncologist has postponed chemo (Carboplatin & 5 FU's) 'till mouth has healed a little - he's not concerned about missing the middle dose, as long as I get the last in. I seem to have a choice as to when I receive this - does anyone have any experience with this - better to get it over with or nearer the end of RAD (7 weeks)?
The neck is getting tender but the nurses have begun daily dressings - prophylactically - and assure me of healed skin by the end of treatment!
Am not looking forward to the more drstic effects of the next few weeks but the end is in sight already and all in all it has passed quickly and better than expected.
Good luck to everyone out there with thier treatments and future prognoses,
best wishes,
Frances.