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Head and Neck Cancer
Archives for November 2004
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HELP!! Mom wants to stop treatment!
My mom was recently diagnosed with T1 N4 base of toungue cancer. She's 2 1/2 weeks into a 5 week course of IMRT radiation and 1 day/week chemo. Her throat is swollen almost shut and the pain killers arent helping. She wants to stop treatment because of the pain its causing her. Anyone have suggestions how to help her…
What foods taste good?
I had surgery for stage 4 squamos cell cancer in my throat (and removal of approx 50 lymph nodes) on June 28th. I had my 33rd, and final, radiation treatment on 15 October. My salivary glands aren't working and neither is the "Salagen" I am taking to help produce "spit". Most foods taste horrible, but I keep…
bumps on tongue
I am 14 months out of my last treatment for base of tongue cancer. I recieved 35 radiations and 5 kemos. I've noticed some small bumps on my tongue toward the back. I talked to my companies nurse and she didn't feel that it was anything serious and I also talked to my family doctor and she didn't think it was anything…
nasopharygeal after radiation
My husband was diagnosed at stage 4 in Oct.2002. He had chemo. w/rad. and then more chemo. Radiation was front, back, and both sides, with a double blast directly to nasal site. His neck feels like wood with skin over it. He is out of treatment for over one year. The hardness, stiffness has gotten worse. Are there any…
Anyone have experience with any of this????
I have an interesting story. in the early 90's, my mom had a lymph node in her neck that kept swelling and swelling. Years went by, and finally in 1996 they removed it. It was full of stage 3 squamous cell carcinoma, poorly differentiated. She went to sloan-kettering and had a radical neck dissection to find no other…
Taste
Can anyone tell me how long after the end of treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer does the taste at least resemble what you used to have. I just finished treatment (the chemo part)a little over a month but finished Radiation about3 months ago. My cancer is gone although I just took an MRI and that was clear and now I take a…
MRI and now PET Scan
Today I had an MRI. It came back clean with no evidence of Cancer Now they want me to have a PET Scan. Is this unusual after treatment is completed and the MRI comes out clean? My Doctor assured me that he was very happy with the results of my treatment and the outcome of the MRI. Also, I have to be sedated during an…
DILATATIONS
HAD ESOPHEGEAL RESECTION SURGERY ON DEC 3,2003. DEVELOPED A FISTULA WHICH HEALED. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 14 DILATATIONS. THE LONGEST TIME BETWEEN EACH HAS BEEN 6 WEEKS 3 DAYS.CAN ANYONE GIVE ME INFORMATION ON THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH DILATATIONS. THANK YOU
Dad needs positive support
My dad is 55 and just diagnosed with esophageal cancer. It has spread to some of the lymph nodes. I am looking for a survivor who can give him hope. I really believe that a positive outlook and a strong will to survive helps! He is starting chemo on Tuesday. They have said no to surgery and opted against radiation at this…