Kerry just chill out a little. He's bottoming out right now from the treatment. I know it's hard to watch - my wife thought I was going to die for sure but it was just a normal reaction to the brutal effects of chemo and radiation. He should be a sleeping a lot right now. The other side of the coin, is he responded so well to treatment that the tumor is dead. It takes one month of recovery for every week of radiation and it's a very slow, drawn out process. You will only be able to measure any progress at all in 3 week increments. He'll bounce back - give him some time. Stay on top of nutrition, fluids and meds. All I had energy to do was a shower in the afternoon (I had to wait for my energy to peak) showering first thing in the morning would wipe me out for the day - and force feeding myself liquid gruel! It took a major effort to stay on top of the dental hygiene but I managed somehow. Now I have insomnia - I hardly ever sleep at all.

This too shall pass!


Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)