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Cancer Survivors Day 2011
Didn't know if any of you had your treatment at the James in Columbus and were going to their event from 1-5 on Sunday, the 18th? I will be there with bells on! Nancy aka toughcookie
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Need prayers - update
My mother was had a PET 6 months ago of the chest for possible lung cancer. Came back suspicious with a bright mass in both lungs. She refuses the biopsy as she says she is too old for treatment and she is afraid. She is 80. Now she is hospitalized with pancreatitis. GI says they want to do a scope to check for gallstone…
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Saw My Nephew Today
HI all: Quick note before off to bed and leave for FL in the morning. Did see Brian this afternoon before coming to friend's house. His eyes were wide open and he had just had another surgery! Apparently the muscle in the right leg (this is the one that was the worst) hadn't taken or something so they went into pull some…
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guess what i ate?
Just have to share this with people who will understand how exciting it is......i ate a whopper! it took me a while and a lot of water but i ate it! it tasted so good id have eaten two if it would have fit in my belly. Just a little past four months since treatment. What a difference the littlest things can make! Hope…
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side effect improvement 1 year post treatment
Quick background: Squamous cell carcinoma of the Nasopharynx, Treatment started with the removal of 8 Lymph nodes in the neck, 5 weeks of radiation and 5 weeks of Cisplatin, then 3 months of 5Fu. October will be 1 year since my last treatment. I'm curious if anybody who had similar treatment had improvements with their…
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Buzz's cancer is back. What to do?
Buzz's base of tongue cancer has spread to his left neck only 9 months after the end of treatment. We suspected this for some time as the previous 2 scans showed activity in the right neck and tongue. The cancer is not curable but treatable. Our options are limited. The only chemo our oncologist can offer is more of the…
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HPV Article-Men's Health
Fairly extensive article from Men'sHealth magazine... http://www.menshealth.com/health/sex-cancer
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On the Road Again!
Hi all: I'm leeaving later today for Chatt. and then to Destin, FL tomorrow with best friends for a week! I've never been to Destin so really looking forward to it. Plan to see Brian, my nephew this afternoon. Last I heard was what I reported. They may move him to a step down unit soon but because of pneumonia still have…
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Video from MSN on Head and neck cancer
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Scans
Off to Penn State hershey tomorrow for a scheduled PET, however don;t know what the scans will consist of due to kidneys. Results Monday with the RAD Onc and a visit to the ENT for a Videostrobe. Getting nervous, as we all do at this time. I feel fine, little depressed maybe. No carbohydrates and tons of water. have to be…
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New here, hello :-)
Hello everyone, I can't seem to find something like this in Canada, I also joined CancerCompass. I am 43 and I have been a RN for over 20 years and was diagnosed with squamous cell in my left upper lymph, primary unknown. I do not smoke or drink. That is a picture of my little girl who is 2 now. I think last night will be…
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Heartburn
It seems that each time I have the 5FU pump, this is the second time for me, and will have it removed tomorrow, I get heartburn...any suggestions as to what I can take or do to alleviate? Linda
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No Insurance - Never Give Up
Hello Everyone, I was reading my 1st question posted on CSN.(10/12/2010) At the time I didn't realize just how good the advice I received really was but reading it today really made me 'think twice." 1.Glenna M suggested that Connie apply for financial assistance at a good cancer center and to apply for medicaid. (Glenna,I…
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Ulnar nerve
Anyone have a confirmed problem with an Ulnar nerve that can be linked to the H&N rads? I have a pre-C history with such a problem, as a Neurosurgeon confirmed some 10-years ago, No Op was done due to previous Ops on my throat, and the scarring, etc. Over the course of months to follow the problem faded away, in terms of…
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I tasted my first food today, sliced tomatoes!
Hi everyone, finished 35 rads and 3 Chemo's 4 weeks ago for SCC with unknown primary. Did not think that I would ever taste anything again. After reading posts here about trying different foods I had a small piece of everything on the food bar at work, was about to give up when I tasted the tomato, the taste faded fast but…
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Vocal Cord Biopsy Next Week
I was treated with radiation only for vocal cord cancer last summer. I am almost positive that it has returned. My voice has suddenly gone done hill. And there is a little new pain in the throat. My ENT says she cannot get a clear view of the area in an office visit. I'm having a biopsy next week. For vocal cord biopsy, it…
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Update on Mom and Dad
Hi guys! I wanted to give you an update on mom. She went to the doctor this morning for a follow up for the blood clot in her leg and lung. The doctor is almost 100% sure both clots are gone. We are waiting to find out if she needs to have the filter removed and how long she will be on blood thinner. She also needs to go…
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Wow - Does THIS Explain Our Food Network Addictions?
Just read a blurb about Roger Ebert - famous film critic and H&N survivor (didn't realize Siskel died of brain cancer). He talks of obsession with foodin the hospial (when he could no longer eat), especially root beer. His wife says, turns out he was not getting enough nutrition in his tube, and the food fantasies were his…
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Alkaline Water
This came up in another post. If I am being naughty I can let this post die. I have friends that say I should consider a machine. Does anyone have experience with Alkaline water/machine and/or diet. I am very interested.
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Another nephew update
Hi all: The latest I've heard on my nephew last night was he has developed H4 Flu pneumonia but they're not overly concerned about that and are giving antibiotics. The really good news is he's breathing mostly on his own and they did start exercising one of his legs. Didn't do the other leg as skin grafting was involved in…
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Needle biopsy tomorrow
Well the day has come and we will be going for my hubbys needle biopsy tomorrow. Does anyone know if they test some samples right then?
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Question about difference between PET and other scans
Hi, i got diagnosed at 17 with NPC 5 years ago, then again with mets in bones,liver,lung and spleen almost 4 years ago. I did 10 cycles of carboplatin, gemcitabine and taxol + radio therapy and i was clear until may this year when the doctors spotted a recurrance in the spleen, everything else was clear. I had a…
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pascotty
you still out there
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4 cycles vs 6 cycles of treatment
hi there.. my dad intend to stop treatment after 4 cycle. just wonder anyone had only 4 cycles and cancer response completely? his last scan shows tumour shrink about 50% thanks
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producing a little more saliva
I think I am producing a little more saliva not during the day but by night it don’t feel like it use to but anything helps I have been taking Exoxac for two weeks I still have a hard time with bread. I have got the overactive bladder under control Still need the stoppers 4 or Biotin during the day I still have problems…
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See Doc today guess i ask for some real serious drugs Advice??
Serious meds.Mouth is one big blister so is throat and of course swallowing in my sleep wakes me up. Seem to want to sleep all the time wife says stop work it is physical I am in the building trade and 59 no forget the age she says I am 25 mentally hehe. got two weeks of cooking left and then it apparently goes on. Seen if…
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Is it neuropathy or something else?
Im a stage iv survivor who had SCC on the base of the tongue and the secondary site in the lymph nodes. I had 35 radiation sessions and three chemotherapy doses of cisplatin over seven weeks. My pet scan is clear and my oncologist and radiologist are telling me I am cancer free. That's the good news! The bad news is that I…
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Amifostine - Eythol
I was looking for some other information and came across this on Amifostine... Amifostine - Eythol It still has me a little ticked from a comment that someone made awhile back that related to their MD as stating that Amifostine was outdated and ancient in the cancer treatment arena.... While almost three years (when I had…
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Started Chemo Today and scared
Well, this morning I started my chemo treatments. This is in pill form, so I am alone at home and it to took me a while to even build up the nerve to take the pills. I think the pills are a good thing/bad thing. I was expecting to have infusions and to be around caring nurses and professionals to keep an eye on me for…
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Nephew Update
Hi all: Here's the latest on my nephew Brian. He opened his eyes last night! My sister-in-law was so excited. I talked to her last night. He looked right at them when they were talking to him and he tried to talk when his son Justin, was there before he left for college. Now, we are awaiting results from blood and lung…