 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Ken's wife,
I was told by Moffitt to see either their Dental Oncologist or my own dentist before I started Tx. I opted for my own. He thoroughly checked my teeth and replaced one old filling and fitted me with fluoride trays. I started using them nightly for 30 minutes 30 days pre Tx and except for a few nauseating days during Tx I am still using them. My dentist tells me to just consider it a part of my daily dental routine forever.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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