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#42827 10-25-2003 06:57 AM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 49 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | OP  Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 49 | Hi everyone,
As of Monday I start my first chemo treatment. The protocol will be Taxol and Paraplatin. yesterday I talked with my radiologist and he is setting up 7 weeks of radiation at 5 days a week.
This coming Friday I will be fitted for my mask and hve ct scans done in preparatin for them.
According to my radiolgist, I am diagnosised with
Stage 3b lung cancer with unkown primary because of where the lymph node involment is located. Lower neck near collarbone.
They are going to treat me as agressively as possible and then watch me very close afterward because of a very poor prognosis since the primary
hasn't shown itself.
Since this is diagnosed as a lung cancer, should I continue to post here as I understand this to be a primarily head and neck cancer board? The first time tgrough this thing I had right tonsil scc with lymph node involement which brought me here to this board. I have gained a lot of insight and positve input from everyone here and was wondering should I stay here or go to some other site dealing with lung cancer.
If you woiuld like I will continue to update progress here and contribute as best as I can to help others battling this curse.
5-02 SCC T1N1M0 Stage 3 Right Tonsil
6-02 Right Radical Neck Disection
9-03 Recurrent SCC Dx Stage 4 unknown prim
12-03 7 Chemo
12-03 36 Rad
5-04 Left Upper Lung Wedge Resection neg
7-04 Right Parotidectomy
9-04 Began IMRT
10-04 Ended IMRT
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#42828 10-26-2003 05:53 AM | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered
| Hi Brm1949,
We will be here to answer ant questions that might come up in your new treatment and offer support. You don't have to go away....although you might look around at sites that may offer support for any specific questions out of our realm of experience on this board.
Good luck to you and keep us posted on you r treatment.
Dinah | | |
#42829 10-27-2003 08:41 AM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 49 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | | OP Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 49 | Had my 1st Chemo This morning.
Zofran 32 mg
Decadron 20mg Anti- emectic 15 min injection
Benadryl 50 mg
Tagament 300 mg Anti emectic 15 min. injection
Taxol 70 mg 1 Hour injection
Carboplatin 260 mg 1 Hour injection
Before the treatment began, I took 20mg of dexamethasone 12 hrs. before and 20mg 6 hrs before. When I came home I took 10 mg of prochlorperazine and repeat very 6 hrs for two days. So far no side affects.
Does this sound fimiliar as a standard treatment? I'll be getting this every Monday. Don't know how many yet. Will be getting set up for radiation Friday.
5-02 SCC T1N1M0 Stage 3 Right Tonsil
6-02 Right Radical Neck Disection
9-03 Recurrent SCC Dx Stage 4 unknown prim
12-03 7 Chemo
12-03 36 Rad
5-04 Left Upper Lung Wedge Resection neg
7-04 Right Parotidectomy
9-04 Began IMRT
10-04 Ended IMRT
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#42830 10-27-2003 12:51 PM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,163 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,163 | Hi BRN1949,
I have no experience in chemo but I want to wish you good luck. IMRT radiation I can tell you about. Please keep posting here and let us know how things are going for you. Dan
Daniel Bogan DX 7/16/03 Right tonsil,SCC T4NOMO. right side neck disection, IMRT Radiation x 33.
Recurrance in June 05 in right tonsil area. Now receiving palliative chemo (Erbitux) starting 3/9/06
Our good friend and loved member of the forum has passed away RIP Dannyboy 7-16-2006
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