I was told about hearing problems and neuropathy on top of everything else. MO said that hearing loss is usually limited to high frequency sounds and not common, although from reading the forums here it sounds like it's not that uncommon. He also said that it is probably underdiagnosed because not many people notice that they can't hear high frequency sounds right away.

I will ask about about weekly doses of cisplatin, thank you.

I am being treated at Montefiore. I had absolutely incredible, attentive, skilled, and compassionate surgeons, and so far MO seems to be just as good.


38 yo@dx, female, non-smoker, non-drinker, SCC right lateral tongue. T2N2aMx stage IVa; 1/20/09 bilateral neck dissection, hemiglossectomy, micromets in 2 right nodes, left all clear. 33xIMRT + 3 cisplatins. Tx completed 5/08/09. PET scan 7/29/09 clear, 5/26/10 clear, chest x-ray 5/23/11 clear