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Question
As I said before I am going for my treatment(Rads) on the 1st of March but I have to Go and see the chemo Dr on the 27th to see if I need it or not. No other test have Been done eversince I had been confirmed T20N0M back in early Dec, I know in Myself that the tumor(mass) on my Tonsil has gone considerbly different…
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Big Day Tomorrow
I haven't posted here in a while. I have been battling pain, depression,, anxiety and a host of other problems. I had a full body CT scan on Monday and tomorrow I meet with my cancer Doc to see if the chemo drug is still shrinking the tumors in my face, lungs, and spine. This is the second scan since chemo started and the…
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mucus and phlegm
Could you guys tell me what you did for mucus. My mother is full of phlegm and mucus from her radiation and re-irradiation of sinuses. I used the suction thingy today for the first time and got some thick chunks out her mouth, some of it stuck to the roof of her moth. She's having a hard time spitting it out ( weak) and it…
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Newly diagnosed
Good morning everyone. I was recently as of 2/3/2012 diagnosed with a cancerous tumor on the base of my tongue. Yesterday I had all of my top and bottom back teeth removed. Once all this heals I will begin radiation and chemo treatments. I see my chemo dr. today for the first time and am supposed to get fitted for my mask…
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PET Results update
Get Jim's PET results tomorrow Please pray they are clear this time Debbie
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just diagnosed with adenocarciaoma
Just had a biopsy on a mass in the side of my neck.It came back adenocarciaoma.Go to cancer doc tomorrow, dont really know what to expect.Anyone else familiar with this this type of cancer?
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5-Treatment - High Dose Radiation ???
I posted last week about my husband having recurrence. Likely he will have another surgery, chemo and re-radiation (it's been over 2 years, so they say he is 'eligible'). However, yesterday when we saw Radiation Oncologist, he mentioned a different type of radiation that is very high dose, targets the tumor specifically,…
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PET SCAN Approaching.....
Hi CSN Family, Well,it has been a while since I posted. Still trying to adjust to my new normal, but that seems to change daily! I have been NED for 1 year now, although in 10/11, I went in for a lung biopsy that had been on previous scans for the past 2 years, but now was glowing. Ughh! I went confident in my faith, that…
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Sad News
Hi all: Just thought I'd let you know that Eddie (the husband of my brother's caregiver I told y'all about) passed away last Wed. morning. I am so glad I went to see them last Monday. He had stage 3 pancreatic cancer with mets to liver and probably had spread rather quickly. At least he is now cancer free and no longer…
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JennJallen67 - With You
Sending thoughts and prayers your way, along with some battle armor and warrior spirit.... Treatment is just the process that we all go through, you guys will find your way through it as well. If you haven't thought of it all ready depending on how long you're going to be there today, pack a lunch. That is one of the…
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constipation
Well looks like I'm posting again. this time about a different topic. Having a hard time with constipation and extremely painful hemrroids. It hurts so much that I cry. I'm scared to be on pain meds cause of side effects and sometimes it makes you more constipated. I was on didlaudid for pain and cetalopram for depression.…
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For those who are new... my mom is a tonsil cancer survivor!
It's been a while since i've been here! Mom and I had a conversation on the journey we've been on and i thought it was only appropriate to thank everyone here for all your help and to know that you will NEVER be forgotten. For those who are new, my mother ended rads for tonsil cancer in july and she is doing wonderful!…
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Finally
Well I'm finally going to have treatment. I got fitted for my mask last Friday and I have a start date of March 1st for radiation. Got to visit with the chemo Dr on the 27th to see if I need it, then back to the dentist for my new crowns on The 28th and then I go get my 7 weeks of rads two days later. I feel like no Dr has…
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My Vocal Cord Cancer Tx Update and Progress
Hi All, 3 weeks of treatment complete with 4 more weeks to go. Unfortunately this upcoming week on Tuesday is round two of chemotherapy (Cisplatin)which makes me feel lousy for 4 to 5 Days. Good news is treatment must be working because just over the last week my voice started coming back little bit so I am pretty happy…
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feeding tube questions
I've been reading several posts about the PEG. I'm through with treatment for my advanced nasal and eye cancer. I've lost so much weight...down to 100 pounds. Before everything I only weighed 115 anyways. My doctor didn't want to give me a tube cause he said could lead to infection. HOWEVER, I can't swallow, have tons of…
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Feeding Tube advice
So my father is getting his feeding tube tomorrow , we take him in at 8 and his surgery is at 10am! He will then start radiation and chemo next monday..It is starting to get too real and I just fear he will be in pain. So my question is how did you feel after the feeding tube was put in, any pain or anything that helped…
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Shortness of Breath
My husband has recently been diagnosed with SCC Stage IVb. He has a tumor surrounding his coratid artery the size of a baseball. Surgery is not an option. He starts chemo and radiation on Tuesday 2/21/12. This is his second time around. He had SCC Stage II in 2006. He received 33 radiation treatments and had been cancer…
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Just can't leave
Ha ha. I just can't leave. Especially after all the lovely adieu's. Well I have another update. I had my first scan for two years. Crazy doc said I had maybe been under scanned. My other rad onc said it wasn't necessary to scan. Anyways ct of h n lungs and brain all clear. Even though I already knew that deep down, it was…
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Update on Surgery - Lung Spot turned out to be cancerous
My husband's 6 month PET showed all clear above the neck but the spot on his lung that they were watching got a bit bigger. Due to kidney issues caused by the chemo he can't get contrast with his scans so the RO referred us to a thoracic surgeon to have a bronchoscopy done. That came back negative but they didn't feel like…
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check this out
http://goldenmedical.com.au/dry-mouth-treatment-by-saliwell-gennarino/ might try going bionic hehehe
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This is surprising
For the last couple of weeks I have been getting a lot of thick packets of denial information from Medicare. Basically, they are denying all of my IMRT treatments because their medical review person does not belive they are medically necessary. Today I called the Onc's office and the story is that Medicare does not yet…
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33 year survivor is my cheerleader!
Hi, per comments on a previous thread I thought I'd share this. This survivor had the same cancer as I, SCC primary on the tongue. Hers was first noticed with a lump near her clavicle. She was in surgery the next day. They took 33 lymph nodes, and 18 were positive. They gave her a 1 yr survival rate! She had 3 preschool…
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A Year in the Life
OK, my wife, DrMary, really wants me to write in something and so I shall. I am really not trying to get all of sorts of congratulatory messages nor, much less, trying to make anyone else feel bad for not being as far along in recovery. Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of kind of the last step in treatment. (I was…
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what did u tell me?
Somebody recently told me 3 or 4 things I should discuss with my doctor before leaving the hospital after my trake surgery. One thing had something to do with a mist machine?? I don't remember the other 3. If you see this post can you please give me the info again? I'm truly sorry but I've looked everywhere and can't find…
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Docs and the Truth
Saw something on tv today, may have been the Today Show. they were discussing docs who don't tell you the truth and whether or not that is a good or bad thing. I am curious to hear what your docs told you when you were diagnosed. I was stage 4 and my cancer was found by my ENT who is local. I remember he stuck his hand…
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Skiffin16 - NWasen ~ It's A Small World After All...
A bit of interesting destiny.... I added Nancy Wasen (nwasen) on FaceBook earlier today. The first thing I saw on her wall was that she just friended Zack, my nephew. I was WTH, what did I do that my family is showing up on her friends list...thinking some how I was looking at my friends, but they were showing up on her…
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ZOFRAN
Hi All, At what time frame after completion of Chemo and Radiation can you start to wean yourself off the Zofran? Currently taking two 4MG tablets each morning. Completed my 35th radiation treatment on Feb 8th. Thanks, Vickie
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PET scan results show cancer
so the results came back and mom will have another neck dissection like the doctor predicted, the enlarged lymph node on the right side shows cancer. He believes that it comes from the small second primary cancer on the right sidethat she originally had removed back in nov of 2010 together with the tonsil from left side.…
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squanous cell carsonma
My 90 year dad has been diagnosed with Squanous Cell Carsonma his inner left ear. He has been really good health until about 3 months ago, He is going to start Radiation next week, because the doctors says they can not do surgery on him. He does not want to have his teeth pulled, he only has about 5 or 6 left. Does anyone…
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Questions
Hello everyone. I am fairly new here. Have been reading a lot on the site. Truthfully, I did come here with my second diagnosis but was too freaked out at the time, I did better with the less I knew. There was actually question whether I was treatable at one point. So I am doing things differently than some I see here. I…