 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | It was pointed out to me that I should clarify one thing - if you are going to HAVE a recurrence, then there is an 80% chance of it in the first year and 15% the second year.
Karen I have to admit that I don't have the majority of the post Tx issues that most here comment about. Spicey foods don't bother me, eat anything, I have most of my salivary function back, no swallowing problems, etc. I actually feel better than I did pre cancer.
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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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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