Today I completed my 28th treatments. Between yesterday and today things have seemed a little worse. Mouth is very dry, but still produce a lot of ropey saliva. Been spitting up a lot which hard to get out of my mouth as it is so ropey. Trying to keep my stomach settled despite all that's going on seems to be the tough part. Tomorrow, I have my follow up appointment with Dana Farber, and can honestly say I am not looking forward to it, as it is a 3 hour drive one way, and the appointment will probably last half an hour. The six hours of riding is going to be tough. Hopefully they will seem positive about my treatments, and will help assure my wife and I that it was worth the agony.

My hope once all this is done, besides not having it reoccur, is to be able to resume eating and drinking as I had pre-cancer. I guess time will determine that.

Paul

Age 27: Diagnosed 11/1/07 with Oral cancer localized in the left side of my tongue & 1 lymph node. Upper Neck Disection Surgery 12/17/07, removed left side of tongue and a few lymph nodes. Post surgery treatment: 30 days Radiation, 4 Treatments of Cisplatin. Completed treatments 3/27/08.