Michelle,

Don't want to add to your stress but, have you guys addressed the hearing issues with Cisplatin i.e. high frequency hearing loss that is a well known side effect of Cis.

I think you mentioned that your hubby has no hearing or loss of hearing in one ear. You might want to get a pre-treatment hearing test done to give you a baseline..just in case. Bill made the decision to go ahead with the Cisplatin even with the hearing loss he has...he wanted to take an aggressive approach to his treatment rather than opting for a substitute (Carboplatin.) We have not returned for a followup test, but Bill does not sense any lessening ability to hear.

We were able to schedule that test pretty quickly with his ENT..I would think that if they know the circumstances, that they would accomodate you.

Sorry to add yet another requirement in this maze of decisions and appts you are slogging through...just thought I would mention it.

Deb