 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Marina,
Lets see what treatments are proposed before I comment on the likely side effects both during and post treatment.
As far as the Peg, you will hear both from people that had the Peg and from those of us that didn't. I didn't and I'm glad I didn't and if I had it to do all over again I still wouldn't want the Peg. If he has the "standard" treatment of concurrent chemo and IMRT it won't be easy either way. The most important thing to do is to make sure he gets the recommended daily portions of food and water and keeps swallowing the whole way through.
Let us know more about your husband, i.e. age, smoker vs non smoker, drinker vs non drinker, and definitely tell us what treatment they suggest. Read the tremendous body of information available on this site to better arm you when those difficult decisions need to be made.
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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