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Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,082 | Okay, everyone knows I am competitive. So far I have had 72GY of IMRT, 25 GY of Cyberknife, and today I had the first of 40 GY of yet another Cyberknife for a total of 137 GY or 13,700 Rad.
When I mentioned all the posts here that doctors tell patients: only one chance with radiation, you cannot re-radiate an area that has had 70 GY, blah blah blah, he just laughed and said: well it's not something a doctor should be doing for the first time so it's understandable. He has been doing basic RT/IMRT for 25 years and doing re-radiation for the last ten years. He lectures on it and the importance of avoiding necrosis.
So c'mon, I vaguely remember another poster with over 100 GY or 10,000 Rad but let's hear it from the neo-Hiroshima club
Charm
65 yr Old Frack
Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+
2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG
2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery
25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Apaghia /G button
2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa
40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Passed away 4-29-13
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Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 618 | Got you beat. 70 Gy. first round IMRT. 70 Gy, second round IMRT. 50 Gy. third round Cyberknife for a total of 190 Gy or 19,000 Rad.
Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR
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Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,082 | Sounds like a Gold Medal winner. That's why I chose the Olympic three winner model as I've been told that I have some parts of me made of bronze - or was that brass?  The race is still open ladies and gentlemen Charm
65 yr Old Frack
Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+
2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG
2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery
25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Apaghia /G button
2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa
40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Passed away 4-29-13
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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Come on over guys I want to attach you two to some solar panels, you both must glow in the dark! 
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: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,357 Likes: 5 | I think I MAY have a shot at the Bronze Medal here, but I have no idea how many GY's I received.
2004 - I had 32 radiation treatments to the left side (older style)
2008 - I had 30 treatments to the right side - IMRT
Can anyone calculate out my dosage?? This might be a dubious honour, but I rarely win ANYTHING and a Bronze Medal would work for me!!
Hugs
Donna
Last edited by Pandora99; 10-05-2012 11:47 PM. Reason: poor grammar!
Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)
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Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,082 | Donna
sorry: Nobody can calcuate the GY dosage just from number of TX.
For example, last time at CyberKnife because it was just mop up after surgery, I got 5 GY a treatment while this time I am getting 8 GY a shot.
But we can open a new contest for actual number of radiation TXs also which would give you a respectable 60.
Bear in mind that all my "charmed" medals are Imaginary. I've come under fire in the forum before for my propensity to "award medals" so I want to be clear that these are NOT OCF sanctioned nor endorsed.
Charm
65 yr Old Frack
Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+
2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG
2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery
25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Apaghia /G button
2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa
40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Passed away 4-29-13
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,357 Likes: 5 | I beg your pardon - it was 62 Treatments not 60. Believe me, I remember those extra 2!! I will ask my Dr. how many Gy I have received when next I see them.
Turns out that may be sooner than I had thought, as I have another stitch which it trying to get out of my neck. My husband offered to pull it out, but I think I'll leave that to the dr's!!
Donna
Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Sorry but this is not a race I want to put on my Bucket List!
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,357 Likes: 5 | Oh David...just because you might not be a medal winner - you don't want to play! Was thinking about you the other day for two reasons...1) I ordered your wife's cookbook and 2) It was snowing here! Hugs Donna
Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Donna,
You were the one that inspired me to do a Tri because of your Bucket List pursuits. I was thinking of you a lot when I was to sore to walk for 2 days after the Tri! lol
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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