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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I did not have the Peg but my RO also was pretty adamant about not interrupting the rad schedule. I remember I was admitted to the hospital due to everything in my last week of rad and I was one sick weak puppy. They wheeled me into the rad room and nuked me anyway. I didn't miss one rad Tx my entire time and I was lucky as their IMRT machine did break down a few times, just not so it affected me. Brian knows more about this than I but I did read some articles discussing the trend towards more rad sooner in an effort to deliver the most killing juice as soon as possible. I believe studies may have indicated a better kill rate than the same rad dose over the traditional 7 weeks.
Is there just no way to get him to swallow anything on his own?
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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