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Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Apr 12 10:53am | Replies (7)
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@4dogsrental

Thank you to all of you well wishers! I am about 6 weeks since last radiation treatment. First 3 weeks got progressively difficult; both eating and drinking.
Lost another 10 pounds or more (in total, down from 205 when began treatments to 174). Then things started to relieve. Now can swallow fine; both eating and drinking. Put 12 pounds back on. Up to 187.
Still not tasting much though of fluids or food. Hoping taste will return soon as I am a real foodie. 🙏🙏🙏🤞🤞🤞
First follow up visit to Mayo next week to see a hearing doctor. Had some tinnitus due to Cisplatin during treatments. Reduced dosage and # of treatments. Will get ear doctor’s assessment.
My best to you all.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 9 4:06pm

@4dogsrental, any update from your latest visit with the hearing doctor? Was it an appointment with an audiologist?

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cwanczyk | @cwanczyk | Apr 12 10:53am

Hello 4dogsrental, I am at Mayo in Jacksonville under ents care. I was wondering if I was aloud to ask what doctor you had to treat your tongue cancer. If you recommend a specific one, I am seeing one now and may be looking for 2nd opinion without mayo. I have moderate tongue dysplasia and it was removed but now showing in different areas and painful. I had to push for biopsy which found this. Just want to get another doctors take on this situation which is overwhelming to me. But I still want the care of the ccc of mayo. So glad you received good care and are coming through this. You are very strong.
Thank you,
Christine

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