 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I'm confused. Your signature says that radiation started on Jan. 3rd. So is he on day 3 of treatment or day 3 post treatment?!?!
If it's day 3 post Tx, then he is as beat up as he can be and it can actually get a little worse (but the skin damage should start healing as soon the beam goes off). If he is in day 3 of treatment and having this kind of reaction, I would be making an immediate appointment with his RO - his response to treatment is not typical.
Oops - I forgot that you're from the UK and they do DD/MM/YYYY where in the US we MM/DD/YYYY So ignore the first part...
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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