OP  Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Yeah, I'm hoping that's the case, Kirk. The rad. oncologist from Roswell Park that is here now until they hire someone else said the first two weeks are usually not bad but I don't think he was thinking about doing rad with chemo, which I udnerstand can make the symptoms worsen quickly.
He said in his experience people usually have the hardest time in the 4th and 5th weeks because that's when the bad symptoms happen but before they've adjusted/ gotten into a routine about how to manage them. He said that's when I'd be wondering why the heck I was doing this.....
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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