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Head and Neck Cancer

Archives for May 2010

Need info....
My mother has not been diagnosed with cancer yet, but we are trying to get her into MD Anderson in Houston without any luck. She was told by her specialist that she needed to go to MD Anderson immediately. That was 2 months ago. My parents do not have insurance. We filled out the paper's for assistance and now they will…
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
I wanted to ask all of you for some advice. I am a 28 year old female who has smoked for about 15 years now. I did start very young and wish to god I never did. About 3 months ago I started to notice this feeling of a lump in my throat when I would swallow I didnt really pay much attention but then it started to hurt about…
Constipation
Can anyone have any suggestions to help with constipation issues? My husband is taking 3 anti-nausea drugs plus colace, senakot and mirilax and is still constipated. He's drinking as much liquid as he can but is going days without a bowel movement. Any help would be appreciated. I don't know how he(we)will get through 4…
New Member needing help
Hi all, I am not sure if I am in the right area or not. I have a mass of undisclosed origin on the base of my tongue going into my tonsils. I have had five surgeries with a trache placed in the first surgery to keep my airway open. I have had both positive and negative biopsies and feel like I am on a roller coaster of…
Possible Assistance with cost of Ensure
The American Cancer Society just told me about and organization that might help with the cost of Ensure. Their website is www.pparx.org and phone 1-888-477-2669. I just printed out an application and plan on sending it in. It appears to be finacial based.
Product called "Thick It"
The chemo nurse told my dad about a product called "Thick IT" to add to his water to help him with swallowing. It has been wonderful for him. It is available at CVS, and Walgreens. I found it next to the Boost and Ensure products. He adds about 3 tablspoons to two cups of water. You can make it thicker if you like. It has…
New member
Hello, Everyone. May I please join this club that none of us wants to belong to? I have been reading your stories for about a week and I am so impressed with the knowledge and compassion you all posess. I have learned so much from you already, but now I am ready to talk. I am a 41 year old mother of two living boys, and…
Wish Me Luck - 18 month Checkup Time
I leave for Houston to MDAnderson for my 18 month MRI and check up. I belive in good results. Wish me luck! Sirena
D- in computing
embarrassingly cyber challenged. how do I do my profile? keep it simple! thanks vince
on my local Miami news station tonight
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI87124/ decent news on research being done in my own backyard. news on tumor growth, or non-growth rather.....thought I would post. Kathy
Zofran
My dad was given samples of an anti-nausea medicine after his first chemo on Friday. I was something that started with an A. He took on everyday after chemo for three days. It worked and he was never sick. Now the prescription he has for this time is Zofran. Has anyone used this and how did it work. The directions say to…
Bad News Lisam61
Hi Everyone I don’t know if you remember Lisa “Lisam61” but I am sitting here very sad tonight hearing that her husband Luis has passed away a few weeks ago, please continue to keep her in your prayers. As you remember his NPC cancer was treated but then they found it in his chest. He was taking Chemo and got an infection…
PET scan...again!
Hi everyone!! I know I could probably search back some, but...could anyone help me out with this question? I just got my first PET scan results back. My ENT told me that it was "neither here, nor there". Meaning, he couldn't tell if it showed scarring, or still symptoms of the radiation I had, or cancer cells. He wants me…
DONE!
As of this morning, I am DONE with 38 radiation treatments and three rounds of cisplatin! I never believed that this day would come. It was a long hard path to climb. Couldn't have done it without all the advice, reassurance and support from the folks on this board. Thank you all for being here. gratefully, Deb
Radical Necks: Give it to me straight!
Mark has completed all 3 of his surgeries. The final one, resulted in a radical neck dissection. I know it has been discussed in many threads; but I want to know so I can inform Mark of the realities of living with a radical neck. The obvious is he is alive and the cancer is out. He also had the nerve to the shoulder…
round two
Wow, what can I say the last time I was here was about three years ago answering questions from newbies on what to expect from treatment, recovery ect ect.....Low and behold my Ocologist called me and said they found two hot spot's on my PET scan, one in the back and one in my chest..... funny thing is I was diagnosed with…
PICC line
My dad is getting a PICC line tomorrow. He has had A LOT of problems with infection. He has been taking antibiotics off and on since his surgery. He has been given a shot of antibiotics for the past two days. Now they are going to give it through the PICC line for the next 10 days. If anyone can share their experience with…
Glutamine Powder
Is this safe to take with Chemo. I have read many things interfer with Chemo and I just want to make sure. Also, does anybody know if the throat care teas are safe to dring during chemo. Thanks, again for for all the advice.
Dry Mouth can't sleep
Dry Mouth from neck radiation. Stoppers 4 works ok better than Oasis. My doctor just gave me Evoxa. Need to take it for a year. Has anyone tried Evoxac ? Having very hard time sleeping.
The China Study - Book
I was going to wait till I completed reading this book but I am already quite astonished with what I have read so far and have been prompted by some to post the subject. I recently downloaded and watched a movie/doco called 'Healing Cancer from the inside' I found on a site about 'Green Smoothies'. A Dr. Colin CAMPBELL…
Need Advice
My dad has just completed 5 days of rads and his first chemo on Friday. He had no problems with the chemo. However, last week before he started treatment he complained that his legs got very weak, dizzy when standing and at times he seemed like he was in another world. I talked with the chemo nurse and she told me it was…
Post treatment fatigue/Pet Scan
Hi Everyone, thanks for all your help throughout my last six months of treatment for base of tongue SCC with two lymph node involvement. I had 35 rads and 3 cisplatin chemo treatments. I'll be getting the results of my first post treatment PET/CAT scan from last Friday and would appreicate your thoughts on Wednesday the…
need prayer, support & question answered
Been off board for a while. I live in Nashville and lost my house and car in the recent flood. Wife and beloved Westie were boated to safety but we lost 95% of our material possessions which I remind myself is just "stuff." We have a wonderful place to stay at my daughter's with lots of face time with grandson, a rental…
Any Sinus Cancer Survivors on network?
Hi, My name is Jess and my bro had surgery about a month ago for a tumor in his sinus. Was looking around through the H&N section for other people who have had this specific type(placement) of cancer. My earlier posting with question brought many wonderful people into my life that have a wealth of information and support…
New here
Hi, I've been reading for about 3 weeks. My significant other has been diagnosed with SCC, unknown primary (CT, PET and Panendoscopy). He had a radical neck on 4/26 with two nodes positive, no muscle, nerve or blood vessel involvement. We're in Rochester NY at the Wilmont Cancer Center. I see a couple other newcomers from…
Has anyone heard from Mick
Haven't seen a post from Mick in awhile. Just wondering how he is doing Dave
electrical like shocks when he looks down.
ok... My husband has begun having what he calls electrical shocks going thru his body when he leans his head forward to look down... I think I have seen something on here vefore about this but I can't find it... wondering if there is anything we can do about it.. thanks for your help. Wife
Holding your Head up is a Chore in Itself
I recently had a trach installed almost 2 weeks ago to help heal radiation in my throat. my ears burn, my throat feels like someone left something in there, you talk about phlem, out of the trach, mouth, continues, plus trying to squeeze food down is a chore. I go to the Doctor tomorrow to hear the game game plan, I hope…
This looks like a good book...
"After Cancer Treatment, Heal faster, Better, Stronger" by Julie K. Silver, MD, a Johns Hopkins Press Health Book, 2006. The author is a physician, a mother, and a breast cancer survivor. I was able to order my copy from Amazon. Three radiation treatments left to go. Finished my final round of chemo this past week and it…
update
Hi everyone. My life is busy with school (finishing my MA, trying to graduate in three weeks!) and my computer died, so I have not been very active on the public boards. In addition with our friends not doing so well (hang in there Mike!) I have not wanted to clutter this space with my less critical recovery woes. Thrush,…

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