Good News: No more nausea since Weds.

Bad News: I'm miserable.

I feel so fatigued. Exhausted. Like breathing is hard work.

I slept ok last night and have rested on and off, but can hardly move.

Nothing tastes even remotely good. All food is bland, and gross. Even plain water tastes like lighter fluid.

My tonsil bed is still making me gag.

I feel like I've been hit by a truck. My neck is tight, the skin on my face and chin feels like plaster.

This all seems so SOON! Only 1 week into treatments?!!?

I can only assume it's the effects of mainly the Cisplatin (low white cells or something)...?

I have hot and cold flashes at the same time, and I feel sore all over, like from the flu.

There is no way I can do this for 8 weeks.


Michael | 53 | SCC | Right Tonsil | Dx'd: 06-10-05 | STAGE IV, T3N2bM0 | 3 Nodes R Side | MRND & Tonsillectomy 06/29/05 Dr Fee/Stanford | 8 wks Rad/Chemo startd August 15th @ MSKCC, NY | Tx Ended: 09-27-05 | Cancer free at 16+ Yrs | After-Effects of Tx: Thyroid function is 0, ok salivary function, tinnitus, some scars, neck/face asymmetry, gastric reflux. 2017 dysphagia, L Carotid stent / 2019, R Carotid occluded not eligible for stent.2022 dental issues, possible ORN, memory/recall challenges.