#53958 09-10-2003 04:05 PM | Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 18 Member | OP  Member
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 18 | My husband Jim had 37 radiation treatments after his surgery. The last treatment was May 30, 2001. He still has times when he says he feels dizzy or lightheaded. Does anyone else have this going on?
KAREN IN TEXAS
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#53959 09-11-2003 12:29 AM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Hi Karen,
I had dizziness for quite a while after treatment ended. Usually it was the result of standing up too fast. It has pretty much diminshed back to normal now. I was pretty "lite" also and I think that malnutrition may have played a role also - I lost over 60 lbs.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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#53960 09-11-2003 05:13 AM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 11 Member | | Member
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 11 | Dittos here to what Gary said. I would feel dizzy anytime I stood up. I thought is was due to how much weight I lost. Be careful though as I was told it could also be a sign of dehydration.
It stopped about 3-4 months after I finished my last treatment.
It was 5 months ago today that I had my last radiation treatment and for me things are about 90% back to normal.
Randy Z.
RAZ
SCC base of tongue w/ nodes on right side
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#53961 09-11-2003 09:13 AM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | I know we have addressed this sometime ago, you might want to search the archives. Dizziness is a fairly common after effect and seems to get better over time. I have a feeling it is due to blood pressure changes to the head which are a result of the newly designed neck post-treatment. Since I am not a doctor you don't have to believe me. It should get better as his body adjusts. 
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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