Finished my 33rd radiation on Friday the 10th. 3rd Cisplatin was on the 7th.

Nausea is not too awful. The mucous flow is heavy and that is my vomit trigger. Pain no too bad, I can swallow but anything I put in my mouth to chew kills the oral portion of my tongue.

PEG feeding is not going to well in the last few weeks due to hair-trigger vomiting. I am down about 45 pounds. I could spare it but I really need to retain some calories.

My neck isn't looking to bad. Skin is blistered open about the size of a quarter. I used Biafin twice daily to keep it moist. I still did get a waddle.

Using muca-mist(?) to take care of ringing in the ears. Did document some loss above 3000Hz but I did not come this far to wave off on the last wave of chemo.

When will the tongue stop hurting? How about taste bud function? How long will the musous flow remain heavy?

Thanks, you folks are my best resource.

Bill age 47 at Dx, non-smoker

1st DIAG: 8/06/2008 SCC BOT T4N1M0

2nd Diag 10/14/09 Mets in lungs

3rd diag 06/23/2010 Primary Site malignant
Hemi-glossectomy July 2


In surveillance post re-IMRT and Carbo. Lots of scar tissue, hi-FDG Uptake on PET, no lump. Feel Fine, CLEAR for now.