Hi you beautiful people, i have just joined and i start my 6 weeks of chemo / radio treatment on the 16th feb. Just wondering what to expect etc and was it possible to drive to treatment for as long as possible. I am also having a RIG fitted on the 23rd feb so all help would be so valuable..i am fit, healthy and feeling positive. I am more concerned about how my 14 yr old son will cope with seeing me if i get quite rough through treatment
Love MJ x
Hi MJR
This is a good thread on preparing for CRT
Children are pretty good at coping and at 14 your son is at the cusp of adulthood He will likely surprise you
Just be honest with him
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
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