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 Joined:  May 2010 Posts: 11 |  Thanks Hubbedbee..I'll give it a shot..;-)   Jack Werder
 69 yrs young..
 Quit smoking after diag.
 left tonsil squamous cell carcinoma, stage II
 diag. 9/2009 rad 10/1/09-11/23/09
 cancer free so far. Still on the right side of the grass!
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 Joined:  May 2010 Posts: 11 |  Hi again,
 Hate to bother you people again, but the "weakness" I feel doesn't seem to get any better. I'm eating pretty well, at least not losing any weight, lost 35 lbs which I could afford, thankfully I beat the PEG, never had to use it, but I can't afford to lose more. The problem is I feel so weak sometimes, I just don't understand it. I don't feel like doing the things I used to like to do, like fishing, playing guitar etc. Am I missing something or is this normal recovery? Thanks for any info.   Jack
   Jack Werder
 69 yrs young..
 Quit smoking after diag.
 left tonsil squamous cell carcinoma, stage II
 diag. 9/2009 rad 10/1/09-11/23/09
 cancer free so far. Still on the right side of the grass!
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 Joined:  Mar 2009 Posts: 147 |  Have u had your thyroid checked?  Also what about current blood work up. Many of us here are on thyroid medicaton since the radiation cooked our thyroids. I also found myself suffering from malnutrition issues due to me limited diet after my peg was removed. I also give myself biweekly B-12 shots. And also part of it is just the healing process.  Carmen   DX 2/10/09; Stage 1 SCC side of tongue; Partial Gloss; PEG in 3/3/09; 3 Cisplatin; 35 IMRT; PEG out 7/17/09; Eating via mouth and walking 3 miles/day 4 wks after treatment end. 50 pound weight loss;  Clear PET 09/09 and 09/10
 
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 Joined:  Sep 2012 Posts: 64 |  Carmen, Did your saliva ever come back on its own or are you still taking pilocarpine?   Stage 3-4 Squamous BOT diagnosed 3/19/12
 Molars removed 3/29/12
 (Cisplatin) inpatient: 4/11/12-4/16/12; 5/2/12-5/9/12; 5/29/12-6/4/12
 Feeding tube: 8/9/12-11/21/12
 Radiation  8/10/12-8/29/12
 Chemo 1X/week  8/10/12-8/22/12
 Last PET/CT clear: 9/17/13
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