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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 551 | Rubyann,
I was about at my worst post-treatment at around 4 - 6 weeks out, but it did get better. The effects of the radiation are cumulative and do worsen after treatment ends. As everyone here has emphasized, every one is different and we all heal at different speeds and the treatment that your body just endured is brutal and harsh. Try to take good care of yourself, eat well, stay hydrated, take vitamins and get enough rest. Your body is going to do what it needs to do, but its gonna do it on its own schedule.
As far as being cold, have you had your thyroid levels checked? Being cold can be a symptom of hypothyroidism, something we're all at risk for.
Stage IV SCC lt lateral tongue, surgery 5/19/08 (partial gloss/upper neck dissection left side/radial free flap reconstruction) IMRT w/weekly Cisplatin & Erbitux 6/30/08, PEG 1 6/12/08 - out 7/14 (in abdominal wall, not stomach), PEG 2 7/23/08 - out 11/20/08, Tx done 8/18/08
Second SCC tumor, Stage 1, rt mobile tongue, removed 10/18/2016, right neck dissection 12/9/2016
Third SCC tumor, diagnosed, 4/19/2108, rt submandibular mass, HPV-, IMRT w/ weekly Cisplatin, 5/9 - 6/25/2018, PEG 3 5/31/2018
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