 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Ashley,
Read my Signature Line below. As you can see I was a Stage IV also. Now I am 17 mos post treatment and I am doing great and I'm cancer free so while the treatment may be extreme and barbaric for some of us, me included, the long term side effects are minimal compared to the alternative which is death. Almost all comprehensive cancer centers, including Dana will recommend radiation, probably chemo and even perhaps surgery but I wouldn't think anyone would not recommend radiation with a Stage IV OC.
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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