Head and Neck Cancer
Discussion List
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Holidays, Not Eating Yet, Depression
I just wanted to ask some questions to any of you who are ahead of me. I'm now 5 mos post radiation for tonsillar cancer. I am still on my feeding tube and my saliva is still not flowing normally. I find myself getting very depressed because I cannot eat like I used to and the Holidays make my depression even worse. I…
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Urgent! need answers? Anyone had Esophageal Dilation
Hello everyone my name is Mark I'm a 7 year nasopharnex stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma Cancer Survior. In 2006 I started having swallowing problems, food stuck and not going down constant coughing increasing dysphagia. M epiglottis doesn't close over. These problems are due to radiation treatment which caused a lot of…
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Chemo related fatigue
I was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma 2.5 years ago. Since then, I have had 7 surgeries, 8 chemo cycles, 35 radiation treatments, and 3 recurrences all in my throat and neck areas. It's been tough. My last chemo was 2 months ago. My last surgery was 1 month ago. I will begin chemo again the Monday after…
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through with treatments
My husband had stage 4 base of tongue cancer. They did not operate. He had 45 radiation treatments and 6 chemo treatments. They gave him taxotere and carboplatin. He lost some of his hair, lost his voice, couldn't swallow anything. before treatments started he had a chemport and feeding tube put in. He has been on the…
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Swollen face
Hello everyone, I am 6 months post radio and 2 and a half months post last chemo treatment. Was only operated on to remove one lymph node. Over all things are looking pretty good. However I would like to know if, after finishing treatments, any of you had a swollen face (cheeks mostly) and facial baby fine hair. If so how…