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Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | Michael --
Our nutritionist says PEG removal varies from 1 month to six months, depending on how dependent the patient has become and also, how well they are maintaining weight (as Anita said).
There is a tinnitus fundation on the web -- the site gives suggestions for dealing with it. However it may resolve -- I was given a drug years ago that caused awful ringing for about a week and then it faded away. The tinnitus I have now (slight) is not related and does not affect my hearing.
Barry now has 10 treatments to go -- pretty soon it will be single digits! His major complaint is thrush in back of mouth (near uvula) which malkes swallowing painful w/o painkillers or using one of the numbing gargles.
Hang in there!
Gail
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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