Hi everyone,
My mom just started treatment yesterday.
She is going to have 34 IMRT treatments.
I don't know if any of you remember my other postings. She is 70yrs old with SCC on right lateral tongue. Had surgery 10wks ago with clean margins (1/2 of tongue removed with skin graft) and no lymph node involvement. Stage 2
She had SCC back in 1986 and 1988 with surgery and then in 2003 had surgery again because of dysplasia.
It took a long time before treatment because they had to set up her IMRT treatments. They had to send everything up to the main CCC. She is getting treatment at one of the CCC locations.
From what I understand they are treating both sides but a higher dose on the right side were the cancer was.


We are just taking it one day at a time. I have learned so much information on this site.
Any idea on when she might start having side effects? I know everyone is different.
From what I have been reading about 2-3 weeks.
I have encouraged her to drink a boost everyday and lots of fluids. She does not have a peg tube.
They never mentioned one. We are just going to take things one day at a time.
Thanks for listening and I will keep posting.
Michelle