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Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 349 Likes: 2 | this was sobering to read.
Is it true from the original post in this thread that since I'm Stage IV I have a 20 to 40% chance of survival???
I was upset that everyone was telling me it was only 50%!
Jeeze, now I'm really in a tailspin.
And, YES, I read all the replies, about we are each our own statistic, live for today, etc etc. Why am I going through all this treatment for such slim margins?
Sometimes, I wonder if I might have enjoyed life more not ever knowing I had cancer and not going through these "therapies"...
If the odds are so bad, why ruin what few months I may have with the treatments that leave me devastated, fatigued, burned and poisoned.
Sorry, guess I'm just down after reading this stuff.
Michael | 53 | SCC | Right Tonsil | Dx'd: 06-10-05 | STAGE IV, T3N2bM0 | 3 Nodes R Side | MRND & Tonsillectomy 06/29/05 Dr Fee/Stanford | 8 wks Rad/Chemo startd August 15th @ MSKCC, NY | Tx Ended: 09-27-05 | Cancer free at 16+ Yrs | After-Effects of Tx: Thyroid function is 0, ok salivary function, tinnitus, some scars, neck/face asymmetry, gastric reflux. 2017 dysphagia, L Carotid stent / 2019, R Carotid occluded not eligible for stent.2022 dental issues, possible ORN, memory/recall challenges.
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