#47179 09-14-2006 01:15 PM | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 77 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | OP  Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 77 | My first cisplatin is in 50 minutes. Just took my Emend. Zofrin to follow any second.
Full face radiation starts Monday.
Jeez....
Age 46; SCC BOT T3N1M0l dx 9/06
Cisplatin x3; radiation x42
Completed tx 10/31; Selective neck dissection 12/06
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#47180 09-14-2006 01:18 PM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | You can do it. We'll be here to help. Come here as often as you need to to ask questions,vent, etc. There are so many of us who have gotten through this who had our doubts that we could at first. It's hard but it's do-able, especially with the support you'll find here.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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#47181 09-14-2006 01:28 PM | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 122 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 122 | Clint,
Sorry to hear your news, but glad treatment has started! If you need anything, please don't hesitate to contact me. You will do well!
Sincerely,
Lisa
SCC Tongue T1N0M0\Dx 3-10-03
Hemiglossectomy, alloderm graft, modified neck dissectomy 4-14-03
3 Year Survivor!
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#47182 09-17-2006 03:32 AM | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 77 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 77 | 3 days after 1st Cisplatin. Nausea is manageable, but I'm very fatigued. I guess this is normal.
Get my radiation sim tomorrow.
Clint
Age 46; SCC BOT T3N1M0l dx 9/06
Cisplatin x3; radiation x42
Completed tx 10/31; Selective neck dissection 12/06
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#47183 09-17-2006 04:24 AM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Fatigue is normal. I also had nausea that wasn't all that manageable so you're ahead of the game as far as I'm concerned! Good luck with the radaition simulation. Soon you'll be snoozing through your radiation sessions, though you may not think that's possible on the first or second one.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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#47184 09-17-2006 12:04 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 | Clint, when you feel tired-REST! Be good to yourself, you are just getting stated. Amy
CGtoJohn:SCC Flr of Mouth.Dx 3\05. Surg.4\05.T3NOMO.IMRTx30. Recur Dx 1\06.Surg 2\06. Chemo: 4 Cycles of Carbo\Taxol:on Erbitux for 7 mo. Lost our battle 2-23-07- But not the will to fight this disease
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#47185 09-17-2006 03:14 PM | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 378 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 378 | Hi Clint,
The fatigue is normal and you'll have that throughout. It sounds like the emend and the zofran did what it was supposed to. Compazine isn't strong enough for first line nausea management but it can be helpful for breakthrough as you continue.
Hope everything goes well with the radiation. Don't forget about staying hydrated and getting at least 3 quarts of water every day.
Regards JoAnne
JoAnne - Caregiver to husband, cancer rt. tonsil, mets to soft palate, BOT, 7 lymph nodes - T3N2BM0, stage 4. Robotic assisted surgery, radical neck dissection 2/06; 30 IMTX treatments and 4 cycles of cisplatin completed June 06.
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#47186 09-17-2006 04:17 PM | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 82 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 82 | Also, if you haven't already talked to someone about a PEG, do so. By my second chemo I got so sick that I had to be hospitalized for fluids. It sounds like you are not sick from the chemo like I was, but if you do, you might also find it really hard to drink any liquids normally.
DX on 05/01/06 with SCC of right tongue. 05/11/06 surgery-tumor 1.2cm & 4 cm clear margins & parital glos. & neck dissection with removal of 34 nodes/1 positive at 4mm)T1N1MO
35 IGRT & 3 cycles of chemo (1 cisplatin & 2 carbo-complete on 8/9/06.
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#47187 09-18-2006 04:10 AM | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 77 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 77 | My biggest issue is constipation and feeling "foggy." Kinda like I can't focus my eyes. Is this normal?
Clint
Age 46; SCC BOT T3N1M0l dx 9/06
Cisplatin x3; radiation x42
Completed tx 10/31; Selective neck dissection 12/06
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#47188 09-18-2006 04:38 AM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Are you taking compazine? I always thought compazine gave me that foggy feeling more than the chemo itself. When I was taking it, I actually couldn't read online. I mean, I could read the words but somehow stringing them into sentences and paragraphs that made sense didn't work for me anymore. Maybe it was really a combination of compazine and the chemo itself though and I just always attributed it to the compazine.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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