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Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 21 | The taste and mucous was probably the most horrific part of the treatment for me. I also used the 50/50 salt baking soda in warm water rinse constantly in addition to the sea sickness patch(can't remember the name) worn behind the ear.
Age 33, NS, HPV-
8/01- At 25, SCC on tongue,3cm lesion remvd. L nk diss clr nodes
10/07- 2cm SCC remvd from L tongue
4/08- SCC on L tonsil,tonslctmy,2 wks later PET showed golf-ball szd tumor in tongue.
PEG.IMRT x 35 Cisplatin x 3 ended 7/08. Peg out feb 09 -Clear PET Dec 2010
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Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 507 | So true Bill!
I never realized when people said "no taste" they meant exactly that!
I thought they meant awful tastes (metallic, cardboard and worse).
Apparently a few of us never get past that stage until a couple months after Tx.
Lucky I had a PEG!
Don
TXN2bM0 Stage IVa SCC-Occult Primary
FNA 6/6/08-SCC in node<2cm
PET/CT 6/19/08-SCC in 2nd node<1cm
HiRes CT 6/21/08
Exploratory,Tonsillectomy(benign),Right SND 6/23/08
PEG 7/3/08-11/6/08
35 TomoTherapy 7/16/08-9/04/08 No Chemo
Clear PET/CT 11/15/08, 5/15/09, 5/28/10, 7/8/11
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Kevin it was probably a Transdermal patch but I have never heard anyone else say they used a sea sickness patch for our Tx. Interesting, was that for nausea?
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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