Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 130 | Sandy, I kept waiting for the worst. It never came. I had a hard time with the chemo. They couldn't control my nausea. As soon as it was decided I couldn't take anymore-I only recieved 6 weeks of cisplatin-I started getting better. I still had almost 3 weeks of radiation to complete. I was eating small amounts of food with in about 3 weeks post tx. I guess it was around that time I realized the worst for me had already past. My neck didn't even get that bad. It was discolored, and like a sunburn temp. changes were horrible and I peeled. I did not blister and I couldn't even strech what I had out and call it a burn. I hope your worst has also already come and gone Amy
40 yr old. Stage IV SCC found left tonsil. PET/CT shows cancer on base of tongue, floor of mouth, lymph nodes on both sides. HPV 16 pos. 6 weeks of cisplatin, 43 days of radiation. 73gy on each side. ND March 2, 2009 reoccurance dx'd Aug 19, 2009
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