 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 417 | Ironically, I too, was morbidly obese when I went into treatment. I tipped the scales at 380 pounds. I now weigh 221 pounds.
Not a good way to lose weight. I also smoked more than two packs of cigarettes daily.
Two weeks after I began treatment, I awoke one morning and had absolutely NO craving for a cigarette and to this day haven't had a craving for a smoke.
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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