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#41213 05-15-2007 07:17 AM | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 61 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | OP  Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 61 | I did 7 weeks of chemo and two cycles of cisplatin-my OC put me on magnesium during and after tx. Was anyone else on it? If so, how long AFTER chemo??? Thanks!!
SCC-tongueT3N0M0- IMRT 35times-1/07-3/07; along with one cycle of Cisplat & one cycle of Carboplat; weekly erbitux.finished all tx.3/07-supposedly gone. Recurrence 6/07. Age 31-non-smoker/social drinker. Devastated it's back.
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#41214 05-25-2007 02:16 AM | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 525 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 525 | Hey Jordan
Try a search. Use both search engines. One at top of page, and one at bottom of page. I am very surprised no one answered you....I have no knowledge of chemo or mag.
DX 3-21-07 L tongue,SCC Stage IV (T3N2MO) TX Slash/Burn/Poison Method.
***Rapid Aggressive Recurrence 8-4-07 with same DX/TX. Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. Never Give Up! ****UPDATE**** Our dear friend Petey passed away, RIP 9-2-07
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#41215 05-25-2007 02:47 AM | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 42 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | | Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 42 | I have no knowledge of this either. If you find anything out on this, please let us know. Good luck
MKlein
Oral Squamous Carcinoma in the right tonsil, Surgery April 5th 2007, Non Smoker, Stage 3. Started IMRT treatment May 30th.
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#41216 05-25-2007 07:57 PM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 50 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 50 | Low magnesium can cause heart arrythmias.
They can detect low magnesium in the blood work and if you are taking chemo, they should be checking this.
Vicki
Care giver for Stage IV Base of Tongue TXN3M0
Neck Dissection 1-9-07
IMRT & 8 weekly Cisplatin
2/20/07 - 4/17/07
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