Boston: You father's lymph nodes. What were the size and the SUV count.

BTW: Most chemo drugs can have a impact on your kidneys. Check to see if they are giving you father some saline solution (each bag takes about an hour) which helps prevent kidney problems. If not, you may ask if it would be appropriate. I took cisplatin which is known to have kidney side effects, and I had two bags of saline solution for given the drug.

BTW: A typical, just when you want to find something, you can't. I cannot find the formal name for the saline solution, but the doctor should know it.

Also, make sure your father drinks ALOT. This also really helps rid the body of the drugs, and will help the kidneys.

So long for now.
Sandy S.


Sandy 56, BOT SCC Biopsy 1/21/09 Stage 3, T3NXM0.
Finished 3 cycle induction chemotherapy 4/7/09. (Chisplatin, 5-fu and Texotere). Re-staged 4/20/09,(very successful.) Will start Carboplatin/radiation 2 Gy/5 days/7 weeks (Tomotherapy) starting May 4th. Finished 6/22/09.
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