I'AM A 59 YR OLD MALE RECENTLY DIA. W/ STAGE 3 TONSIL [...]

Posted by terry03 @terry03, Dec 30, 2014

I'AM A 59 YR OLD MALE RECENTLY DIA. W/ STAGE 3 TONSIL CANCER.HAD TONSILS REMOVED AN SOME OF THE CANCER .WAITING FOR (PET) SCAN RESULTS AN 1ST CONSULTATION.ANY ADVICE/OPINIONS PAST EXPERIENCE WITH THIS ISSUES WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED.TKS

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Head and Neck Cancers group.

megm | @megm | Jan 2, 2015

Hi @terry03, when is your first consultation?

terry03 | @terry03 | Jan 2, 2015

In reply to @megm "Hi @terry03, when is your first consultation?" + (show)

hi there an happy new year. had my consultion new years eve.. SCAN REVEALED THAT CAUGHT IT iN TIME DID NOT SPREAD TO OTHER PARTS OF MY BODY.STILL SOME CANCER LEFT WHERE TONSIL WAS ON RT. SIDE. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY RADITION DR. 35 RAD. TREAMENTS .5 DAYS A WEEK FOR 7 WKS .SEEING CHEMO. DR NEXT FOR THAT TREATMENT ALSO WITHIN NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

Charles Dekranis | @charlesdekranis1 | Jan 2, 2015

believe you will overcome and have faith in the doc! ask questions as well, as h and n cancer is a tricky bastard. good luck with the pet scan. i am 59 also 1.5 years survivor h and n.

DeeNik | @dianelinda | Jan 3, 2015

In reply to @megm "Hi @terry03, when is your first consultation?" + (show)

Good luck, and please keep us posted on the chemo the onc. reccommends. my husband is in yr. 3 not cured but doing palliative chemo.

terry03 | @terry03 | Jan 9, 2015

In reply to @megm "Hi @terry03, when is your first consultation?" + (show)

update on my meetng w/ chemo.dr.LOOKS LIKE I WILL BE GIVEN CISPLATIN AS PART OF MY TREATMENT IT WILL INVOLVE 2 TREATMENTS OF 6HRS. EACH SESSIONS.ONE THE 1ST WEEK AN THE LAST ONE IN WEEK 4 OF MY RAD. TREATMENT. ANY INFO OR SUGGESTIONS OR CONCERNS/ADVICE OR ANYONE WITH TYPE OF TREATMENT PLAN COULD ADVICE ME WOULD HELP ME ENORMOUSLY..THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE

Please sign in or register to post a reply.