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Head and Neck Cancer
Archives for September 2006
Discussion List
esophagus cancer? 18/m/white
for the past week i've been having pains in the back of my throat, and it isn't my tonsils because i've had plenty trouble with them. I also have pain right under my rib cage, like something is stuck. I'm not vomiting though I feel alittle nauseous, I think its only because I feel like i'm about to choke. I cough regularly…
getting nervous, finally hitting home
Hi So far nothing has really seemed real, that is until today. All of a sudden I am realizing that this is really serious. I have tonsil cancer stage 1 no lymph nodes involved, but the right side of my tongue is. I had the surgery last Thursday. It seemed too easy, surgery Thursday, home the same day and not much pain to…
Oropharyngeal cancer
Hi, I`m back! Well my CAT scan came back as was expected. Then I had to have a bone scan and PET scan. The results were not so bad. It is stage 1 right tonsil cancer but with no lymph node involvement. I had the surgery last Thursday (9/14th). They took both tonsils and they had to take more tissue around the right tonsil…
THROAT CANCER OR SOMETHING ELSE?
Where to start. Nine months ago. i noticed a pain that radiated down the side of my throat on the left side. with slight ear pain. ONLY when swallowing cold beverages. have been to the doc several times, gave me antibiotics and nose spray. The throat pain has not become worse.. but better or stays the same. the symptoms…
Torn artery in neck
My husband was treated with tumor removal, neck dissection, free flap reconstruction, and 6 weeks of radiation. His treatment was conlcuded 12 months ago. He started having severe onset headaches after working out and stretching out his stiff neck....we went to a neurologist that diagnosed a tear in an artery in his neck…