 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Liz
Robin seems a little ahead of schedule in the symptoms of treatment area. My taste buds didn't quit working until about 3 weeks into it. They won't start really worrying about his weight until he loses 20 lbs. Then they will start pushing for him to get a PEG tube. It doesn't sound like that will be able to not go there at his current weight loss. I lost over 61 lbs myself and still refused a PEG (which probably wasn't the brightest thing).
I used Biotene products throughout and was never told that - did they give you a reason?
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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