I had a mild cold a few months ago that I recovered from rather quickly so I think it's an individual thing. I have had a few scares with sore throat issues but they all turned out not to be anything - that didn't stop me from asking my doctor just to be on the safe side.

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)