Shara's Profile
Cancer Info
July 30, 2013
3.1 - 4.0 cm
Yes
Carboplatin (Paraplatin), Cisplatin (Platinol, Platinol-AQ), Erbitux (Cituximab), Taxol (Paclitaxel)
The uncertainty of whether it will kill me or not.
Live each day like it's your last.
Pray and encourage me when I'm down.
Induction chemo with monoclonal antibody (cetuximab)
Prayers
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Try hard to find things that taste okay so you can maintain your weight and swallowing during radiation to head and neck.
If you are religious - focus on your family and pray and remember God is always with you. If not religious - focus on your family and getting through it so you can continue to be in their lives.
December 21, 2013
April 1, 2014
Fullness in right ear, sinus headaches, tingling and numbness in upper right lip and cheek area near the nose, right side of tongue and right side of roof of mouth sensitive to salty and acidic foods
Started cetuximab on 9/5/13 along with induction chemo as part of a clinical trial - skin rash on face, chest, back, and lower legs similar to acne (very painful), swollen lymph nodes which caused pain in the neck and back of head, severe itching, cracked corners of mouth that were extremely painful.
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