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Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 280 | This is the current argument with Matt and his MO.
His blood isn't taking the treatments well, as he's getting booster shots and whole blood tomorrow to help get his counts back up.
He is getting a port inserted tomorrow afternoon and going to weekly treatments instead of the once every three week dose that he has been getting since March.
The doc really thinks its time for a two month holiday from the chemo. I have to agree, as Matt rarely gets out of bed anymore.
Too much chemo can kill, just as the cancer can, right?
I've always told him that I'm behind him whatever choice he makes. I'm just not sure in this instance I'm doing him justice by watching him take so much.
any thoughts???
thanks
Christine
CG to my husband, Matt. Dx June 2009 Stage IV Oropharengeal SCC right tonsil primary with distant metastases. Rad to neck- Surgeries to lungs- Every avail chemo - ran out of options Jan 2012, called for hospice help Feb 2012, at rest March 19, 2012.
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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | I wish I could help. Just wanted to wish you good luck it's a tough decision. Hugs!
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 131 | My prayers are with him. Praying right now, out loud, that God intercedes in his life and provides him a healing.
Dx: 3/11 Stage III glottic laryngeal SCC HPV 16+ Tx Start: 7/18/11 chemoradiation 7wks - Tomotherapy IMRT x 34 / Cisplatin x 7 Tx End:9/1/11]-[as of 1/20/12 - ALL CLEAR!]
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