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Side effects from chemo & radiation?
My husband has Stage IVa SCC of the left tonsil and lymph nodes. He had surgery to remove both 2 weeks ago, and now has been prescribed 8 weeks of chemo (carboplatin & taxol) and 8 weeks of radiation and chemo. From what I have heard from the oncologist is that it is not the day of the treatments that you feel terrible but…
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How to help the "skeletal look"
Anyone have any good suggestions for weight gain besides the shakes? I am 4 years out now and still struggle daily with the weight and with looking so bony. I'd love to have some meat on these bones. I find that it takes 3 or more tall glasses of water per meal just to get the food down and there's not much room for food…
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Throat Cancer
My husband is being treated for stage 3T throat cancer. Has had 6 weeks of chemo and 2 weeks of radiation. All was going ok until his food started tasting like metal and then the blisters/sores started. Does anyone know what to offer him to eat that wouldn't taste like metal. He doesn't want the feeding tube but still has…
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throat squamous cell cancer
I am getting radiation treatment, had 2 so far, but before treatment, I have to prep with 2 tylenol, nuausea medication. steroid, and bendryal and then 1 hour later, I get injected in the arm, with some medication, I believe it has something to do for salivary glands, but it has been making me sick. Has anyone had this…
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My beautiful husband, ....Has stage IV nasopharyngeal cancer...very long post
Tom is everything to me. We met in a rehab/treatment center (he was there for DUI and I was there to clean up from I-V drug use addiction).....they told us we would never stay together. That was 3 kids and 15 years ago. He has been my strength, my joy, my world for all these years...thru my many relapses and a mental…
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How long did you have pain from tonsilectomy?
My husband had his right tonsil removed 10 days ago and the pain is still pretty severe. It seems like he has a good day of lesser pain and then it comes back the next day full force... How long does this healing take, how long were you in pain after surgery? Thanks for any info.
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Mucositis won't go away after treatment
I am writing as my husbands advocate (again and still!). He was diagnosed with scc last Sept and started 7 wks radiation and 3 chemo treatments that finished on 2/22 (yeah!). The dr's insisted on a j-peg before he started which has been a real blessing throughout as he's suffered a huge case of mucositis which the dr's…
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I'm a 1 1/2 year survivor.
You guys probably know the story: I went to the doctor with a chronic sore throat, was referred to E.N.T., who referred me to Oncology. They quickly put me on radiation (five days/wk for six weeks) and chemo (I.V., four times over the same six weeks). It had progressed to Stage IV, but they seem to have found and treated…
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New here, what questions do I need to ask the doctors?
My husband (46yo) found some lumps in his neck while shaving about a month ago. He had several lymph nodes and his right tonsil removed last Thursday. Was able to do a frozen biopsy of the nodes during surgery which the ENT called squamos cell carcinoma. He believes the origin of the cancer is the tonsil, but we will not…
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hungry every 3 hrs
I am in my first week of treatment for stage II nasopharynx cancer. The treatment, I believe, is standard (Cisplatin on days 1, 23 and 44) and IMRT radiation 5x week. I was told that it's hard to eat during treatment for various reasons. However, I was not given a peg tube. Although I experienced a lot of nausea in the…
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Foul smell during radiation
I am in my first week of treatment for Stage II nasopharynx cancer. Everytime during IMRT radiation, I notice a pungent and foul odor. I haven't smelled it before, however, I can best describe it as trash / burning blood. I have asked the docs and the attendants about it. I haven't gotton any reasonable explanation. The…
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TRILOGY MACHINE FOR RAD.
The TrilogyTM System linear accelerator is the latest technology available in radiation treatment for cancer. Trilogy combines the capabilities of other external beam radiation technologies -- including Cyberknife, Tomotherapy, and Novalis -- all in one state-of-the-art machine. The University of Maryland Marlene and…
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My first Rad Day
Well, finally all my small partial soft palate surgery is cover with new soft tissues and ,it give the rad doc the okay to start my tx. Yesterday was my first day, little nervouse but very confident in my team and in the "Trilogy Machine" that will do the job.The mask was little tight at first since it was made a month ago…
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Radiation
Hello All, My 46 year old brother just had surgery to have cancer removed from his face. They removed the cancer entirely. He does not have to do any kemo. The radiologist does however want him to do radiation therapy(6 weeks of radiation)they are afraid that it will come back if he does not do the therapy. The side…
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Squamous cell cancer/Hope comes from strange places-(thank God for strange places)
I came out here tonight actually to have another little pity party for myself- sit and cry and cry and try to catch any little air that might make it to my right nostril that is closing up fast.. (the left one with the tumor in the sinus cavity is getting lonely.))I went in to a room and there was nobody there. I was about…