Like Cathy, I did really well the first few weeks of treatment. Shoot, I was a little cocky about it all! Then the side effects kicked in and I was miserable. Sharon, like Cathy I have never heard of anyone being told that the side effects peaked at 4 weeks. That simply isn't true. If anything, the WORST two weeks are the two weeks AFTER the last treatment, as the effects of radiation are accumulative and are STILL at work. Again, I hope your good luck continues but don't want any newcomers mislead by your very unusual circumstances.

SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.