Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I ended up with permanent high frequency hearing loss. It's not so bad that I need hearing aids but there are some things that I have trouble hearing and some things I can't hear at all.
You are the first person on this site that has complained since they mostly switched to the weekly method.
Tell your doc right away and he may switch you to Carboplatin which is supposed to be just as good as Cis but without the nasty side effects..... Don't ask!
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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