"Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 | Cathy,
It is very normal to stay on the alert for symptoms, but I can tell you that Bill still has a somewhat sore throat after eating and also clears his throat a lot and his treatments ended 16 months ago.
Some of this stuff is the new normal...the gift of radiation txs.
Deb
Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997. DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0 TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5. TREATMENT END: 10/1/07 PEG OUT: 1/08 PORT OUT: 4/09 FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!
Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill
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