| Platinum Member (200+ posts) Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 250 | I do think it's the rad/chemo because of the quick decline and the timing, but then I also spent an awful lot of time very malnourished, so maybe that's also a factor. Or maybe the only factor and rad/chemo are innocent?
My eyesight also took a severe dive during that time. I went from Walmart readers pre OC to bifocals post OC. I know it would have happened gradually anyway with aging, but again, the quick decline and the timing. That also could have malnutrition as a contributing factor. My eye Doctor did say he's seen it before with cancer patients, though, and thinks there's a connection.
Lani
SCC part glossectomy 3/06, recur 8/06 glossectomy, floor of mouth, part of jaw removed, RT/chemo thru 10/12/06, PET clear 7/08 "A bend in the road is not the end of the road, unless you fail to make the turn" Passed away 12/14/08
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