 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Gail, I hope you and Barry enjoy the vacation before the peg insert. You both sound like you're as prepared as you can be otherwise. A cancer survivor friend of mine said to me, before I started chemo/rad, "the worst things you prepare otr probably won't happen and there will probably be some unpleasant things you don't prepare for that does happen so just accept that". It was good advice. Take care.
Nelie
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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