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Magic Mouthwash
I'm going to pick up a script for "magic mouthwash" I envision Shakespears witches standing around a cauldron strirring and chanting double, double toil and trouble...oh well. I've been reading about the MM and have a question; do you swish and swallow or do you swish and spit, different articles show one or the other.…
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Chemo Treatment Today
The location that I go to see my hemotology onco and receive weekly carboplatin is moving into a much larger facility on Dec 2nd.... great for them as they will have more space for all they do there including exam rooms and a larger room where patients receive treatment , it will certainly be more comfortable for those…
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Hairy Tongue, got any cures?
Help I've got a bad case of; Hairy Tongue. My Doc's last advice was for me to ask my dentist. Does anyone have any advice for me or better yet how to get rid of it? I'm scraping and brushing it but it does not seem to be doing any good.
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Hairy Tongue, got any cures?
Help I've got a bad case of; Hairy Tongue. My Doc's last advice was for me to ask my dentist. Does anyone have any advice for me or better yet how to get rid of it? I'm scraping and brushing it but it does not seem to be doing any good.
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Hiya
Hi everyone. Just wanted to say hi. 2 years 1 month and getting more amazing by the day. Have put some weight back on. Loving food again (except chocolate). Loving life and it's almost like this all happened in another lifetime. Great to see the oldies all doing well. Love to all and merry Christmas xxxx
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12 down - 27 more to go
Tomorrow I will be 1/3 of the way thru my rad treatments...not so bad so far. I see the rad doc every wed and he says I am doing well, keeping my weight, my mouth is a little sore, but no sores, the right side of my throat hurts a tad when I swallow, dry mouth annoying but manageable, still have saliva function..... BUT, a…
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Cat scan tomorrow-Base of tongue cancer
Hello everyone. Gee it is hard. Tomorrow is the CAT scan to find out if my partner's cancer has spread or not. It is scary but we have to remain strong I know. She was diagnosed with base of tongue cancer on the 21st of October. They removed the tumor a couple of weeks before that and the results came back that it is…
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Physical anomalies, what you know now that you didn't know then?
The journey through treatment and post treatment has been an education of the intricate workings within. I would venture a guess that everyone has weird physical quirks in their anatomy but were unaware of them until they started getting poked, scanned, scoped, and monitored on a regular basis. Every scan for me reveals…
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I need someone with a paralyzed larnyx, and throat cancer to answer some questions?
I just came from the docs today, good news the cancer is gone, and he said it looks permanetly gone...the bad side, he has it in his head I need to have a trach or somesort of airwave in my throat for extra oxygen, I have live wihout my trach for nearly a year, yes i get tired, and it's hard a night to sleep but i have…
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I need someone with a paralyzed larnyx, and throat cancer to answer some questions?
I just came from teh docs today, good news the cancer is gone, and he said it looks permanetly gone...the bad side, he has it in his head I need to have a trach or somesort of airwave in my throat for extra oxygen, I have live wihout my trach for nearly a year, yes i get tired, and it's hard a night to sleep but i have…
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adjuvant chemo
Hi everybody! this week would be my last week for radiation, but after 1 month i still have adjuvant chemo(3 cycles). I am NPC stage 2b and im just wondering if somebody had this kind of treatment? My doc told me it is not as bad as compared to 7 days of radiation with one day chemo every three weeks, atleast im done with…
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Thanksgiving
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson It's getting on that time of year. Thought maybe a thread to express thanks, share a funny Thanksgiving story or quote might be appropriate. As cancer…
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Final Grouper of the Season - Not Cancer Related......
I know some might be tired of reading my fishing reports, sorry..... I just can't help myself...I'm a Aquaholik, I love fishing, and being on the water is the best place to do that. Last Grouper story of the year, they are closed season ending today until next July; Josh and I got out early Sunday morning on the his flats…
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mastasized stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma tumor in the right maxillary sinus
My brother told me on the phone Monday, Nov 7th, 2010 he has quit recently been diagnose with sinus cancer. I quietly said I had to get off the phone and hung up, I cried for many hours. I finally got up enough guts to call him on tuesday, he said, his worst fear was that I wouldn't call him back....OMG you guys I am so…
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My 90 y/o grandmother.
Hello all, I am writing to hopefully get some answers. I am looking after my 90 year old grandmother that has a cancerous tumor in her parotid gland & 1 lymph node. She has been healthy up until about two months ago when she found out that it was cancer. At her age surgery is not an option because her heart is only working…
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Jugular Vein Blood Clot
Has anyone had the experience of developing a blood clot in the jugular vein? The Medical Oncologist states that it is associated with the port. The port catheter does not sit in the jugular vein but makes a curve right below it. Buzz subsequently developed an abscess which occurred when he developed an infection in the…
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Checking In
Hi all: Basketcase checking in here! Got back from NC on Sat. afternoon. Had a good time. Got my in-laws tree up and decorated for them. It was so............pretty driving up and back with the leaves and color and all. I don't know if I've mentioned that my Mother-in-law had to get used to the idea that Charlie was…
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The Education of Dee Dee Ricks
Got home from running around and turned on the TV instead of taking a nap. Fantastic documentary on HBO called "The Education of Dee Dee Ricks". A hedgefund professional, Dee Dee lived in a 14 million dollar apartment in NYC. She was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer. This is her story and how she bonded with a black…
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Top 5 suggestions for dealing with neck dissection
I'm 10 weeks post-op for a modified radical neck dissection and here are my top 5 suggestions for the physical issues that I had. I am neither a doctor nor a PT but I have been lifting weights since I was a teenager and have studied the affects of diet for many years as well. Only one side on my neck was dissected and 59…
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9 Years Ago this week
Wow my Wife and I was setting this morning and remembered that is was 9 years ago this week that we got the new of my cancer. I went to see my ENT about problems with my ear being full of liquid, also had a lot of problems in the nose from being broken twice as a kid. While he was in there repairing everything he seen…
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Bad sore throat ??
What is good for severe sore throat pain? I have dry mouth very bad and use biotene spray and jell. But my throat gets very sore and painful has anyone found any kind of spray to use?
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Better Days
Hi All Its been a while since I've made any contribution. I felt kind of bad that I'm doing so well and others are having such a tough time but I want to let you all know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and hang in there Its been 200 days today since I was first diagnosed, 124 days since my last radiation…
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Cholesterol lowering meds...what are your thoughts and experiences...OR..if I was a bowler these num
Well...my cholesterol is 270 (total) and it has been high for years... (6 months of custards and ensure didn't help) and per my doctor if you throw in a bit of potential radiation induced carotid vessel issues..it is time for treatment. We know it is not diet, because even when I was 80 plus pounds it was 242 and as you…
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how to start eating again
hello to everyone On 10-24 my dad finished chemo and radiation treatment (33). He had the feeding tube put in on 9-28- and that has been his only source of nutrition throughout his treatments. Now that he is done and trying to swallow he wants to start drinking and eating. I do not know where to start. What are the best…
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Seond Opinion from Sloan Kettering in Baskin Ridge
Hello all, so after my mom's surgury for tongue cancer (0.5 cm in greatest dimension) we went for a second opinion at Sloan Kettering in Baskin Ridge. Doctor confirmed that all margins are clear and that he agrees that mom does not need chemo and that the treatment that she had for the first cancer in her tonsil was…
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How to sleep with thick mucus?
The post treatment thick mucus is now making me really miserable. This is much worse than during treatments. How long does this last? I can no longer swallow my saliva because the thick mucus is making me gag so much. Now it's also impeding my sleep. I'm worried that my recovery is going to be hindered because of the lack…
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Question about eye problem
My neck dissection was on the left half of my neck. I read the surgical notes which are available to any patient at your hospital. He "sacrificed" my spinal accessory nerve during the surgery. That has led to many issues but the one I have a question about is my left eye. Two things. One: the eyelid has been slightly…
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What is the best time to do a PET/ CT scan after the last Radiation treatment.
can someone tell me what is the best time two months three months ,six months, Myself i did a CT scan 8 week post treatment, and their was a residual tumor of 30mm by 27mm ON MY LEFT PNS, should i resume treatment or wait few more months.
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HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY!
I want to wish all of those who have served a Happy Veteran's Day. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Myka
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HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY!
Thank you to all of those who have served. Myka