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Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 417 | Usually your medial oncologist/hemotologist will determine the Chemotherapy regimen.
My first time around I was given Taxol and Carboplatin.
This time I am on Cistplatin and Taxotere with a trippled dose.
Chemotherapy effects everyone differently. The first time around I breezed through the chemotherapy and the radiation kicked my butt.
This time the Chemotherapy id kicking my butt.
Use the PEG for nutrition, and stay thoroughly hydrated also through the PEG.
Hang in there.
Darrell
Stage 3, T3,N1,M0,SCC, Base of Tongue. No Surgery, Radiationx39, Chemo, Taxol & Carboplatin Weekly 8 Treatments 2004. Age 60. Recurrence 2/06, SCC, Chest & Neck (Sub clavean), Remission 8/06. Recurrence SCC 12/10/06 Chest.
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