dkarp1
Shared on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 16:26Well folks, things are looking up for me. My last rad treatment was in August and I am damn glad to be done with that crap!
What I didn't mention before were the side effects of my treatment. The radiation to that area of my neck (lower jaw, upper neck area) caused me some sores in my mouth, which made eating certain foods painful. On top of that, a while into the treatments, I lost pretty much all of my sense of taste. (Don't worry, all sense of taste has returned! It took about a month and a half, but I am about 95% back to normal. Dr Pepper and Coke still don't taste 100% right to me, but I am so happy to be able to taste again, I don't care!)
So imagine being clamped to a table with a hard plastic mask for 15 minutes a day for 15 treatments, not being able to taste the food that hurts to eat, and hoping like hell this works!
The good news is, after my last visit to the Dr in September, things seem ok. A physical exam by the oncologist didn't reveal any more swelled lymph nodes. I have another visit coming up Dec 18th. I think I'll ask if they believe another PET scan is needed to look for any more cancer cells. Although since this is a very slow growing type of cancer, it may not be needed. We shall see!
PS thanks for all the encouraging comments, they are appreciated!
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