Hi Angel,

I was able to drive myself to radiotherapy everyday except for the days that I was receiving chemotherapy too. The cancer centre here insisted that I use the transport that the hospital provided for those days when I was receiving both treatments, and I'm glad I did.

I thought I would have to get assistance during the last couple of weeks of radiotherapy only days but I didn't. Having said that I had transport organised just in case.

I had Cisplatin 1 day per week for 6 weeks without any problems. The anti nausea medication they provided certainly helped me there. Besides my hair thinning a little I had no other obvious side effects from the chemo.

Take Care - Karen


46 yrs:
Apr 07-SCC 80% entire tongue removed,T4N1M0
Neck/D,Jaw Split, Trache 2 ops,PEG 3.5yrs
30 x rad,6 x Cisplatin,
30 x HBO
Apr'08- flap Recon + ORN Mandibulectomy
(hip bone to reconstruct jaw)
Oct'08 1 Plate out-jaw
Mar'09 Debulk flap
Sep'09/Jan&Nov'10/Feb&Jun'11/Jan&Jul'12/Oct'13/April'14-More surgery