Wendy,

When it rains, it pours.... that is for sure.

When I was having the radiotherapy- 5 days per week and chemo every wednesday, they would do a blood test every Tuesday, the day before chemo to make sure that everything is ok to proceed with the chemo. They did that the day day before every chemo session.

Steve will also be fitted for a mask that he will have to wear every day while he is having the radiotherapy treatments, it can be pretty spooky. I had no warning of this beforehand so it scared the crap out of me. There have been a number of posts here about it so it would be worth reading up on that also, another thing to add to your list of things to do..

Karen



46 yrs:
Apr 07-SCC 80% entire tongue removed,T4N1M0
Neck/D,Jaw Split, Trache 2 ops,PEG 3.5yrs
30 x rad,6 x Cisplatin,
30 x HBO
Apr'08- flap Recon + ORN Mandibulectomy
(hip bone to reconstruct jaw)
Oct'08 1 Plate out-jaw
Mar'09 Debulk flap
Sep'09/Jan&Nov'10/Feb&Jun'11/Jan&Jul'12/Oct'13/April'14-More surgery