You are so right about quality of life issues. The side effects are devastating and I think health care professionals should be more upfront about the duration of side effects. many led us to believe that these issues would resolve themselves soon after treatment ended. You are left feeling like something is wrong with YOU when this doesn't happen. I think that most people don't want to sound like whiners. People in these fields should be more sensitive to this. Although I have to say that the nurses my husband deals with on a weekly basis at JFK Cancer Center in Edison, NJ are angels. I have never met a more wonderful group of people in my entire life. They are very sensitive to his continuing issues.

Sue

cg to husband, 48 Stage 1V head and neck SCC. First surgery 9/07. Radiation and several rounds of chemo followed. Mets to chest and lungs. "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain." Went home to God on February 22, 2009.