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Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 207 | Hi Shawna,
Steve here. They delayed my radiation twice to allow my mouth some rest. The hospital is a good place for your dad. They should take good carre of him. I was there twice unsceduled for my fevers. Make sure he gets up and walks around a couple of times a day. I'm glad he is getting the PEG. It will help. I doubt if there will any negative change in the tumor. Your MD's would advise you if there were. It is just a delay to let his mouth rest. I know, becasue i was there. I'm praying for him and if you want to talk, you have my number & email.
God Bless,
Steve
SCC, base of tongue, 2 lymph nodes, stage 3/4. 35 X's IMRT radiation, chemo: Cisplatin x 2, 5FU x2, & Taxol x2. Hooray, after 3 years I'm in still in remission.
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