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Head and Neck Cancer

Archives for June 2012

Any news about Chef Daddy and Son Lately?
Hi all: Hadn't seen anything lately on Chef Daddy and son and was just wondering if I had missed anything or if anybody has heard from him. Jan (Basketcase)
MU-GARD
Okay, I am 8 treatments done in radiation and one cycle of Cisplatin done 8 days ago. Yesterday the soreness in the mouth and throat hit just overnight. I am guessing more as a side effect of the Cisplatin than the radiation at this point. I had tried the Miles Magic last week as the Oncologist wanted me to start on it,…
take a chance or not???
so i just completed my 2nd round of chemo about 5 hours ago. 35mg cisplatin weekly since the doc said i could tolerate it better than the larger once every 3 wk dose. i get aloxi with the chemo and also take emend. i had no side effects the first go round. the lethargy and headaches and constipation i really think were…
First good PET
Hi Everyone, My radiation onc just called to tell me my PET scan results were very good. All activity was normal, former cancer areas were gone and warm spots were due to the radiation treatments. During my visit next week she would like me to visit with the dietician to see if we could improve my (eating) diet. I thought…
Cellphone use & Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
Hi All I have been reading up on MEC a little. Things have gone well for me so far, but I wanted to get a bit of background on risk factors for my particular form of cancer as I was at an unusual age to get it. Maybe it was just bad luck, but I definitely think I made some interesting connections. It seems the only thing…
Diet cures cancer
I know some people are well-meaning but it really burns me up when I am told that this or that supplement will cure cancer. Or someone saying, "I have a friend who had pancreatic cancer and he drank this supplement and voila, 2 or 3 years later he is alive and doing well." All the radiation and chemo Buzz had did not cure…
what does your neck feel like???
Hi Everyone, Now I want you to know I searched through the SUPER THREAD before coming here. What exactly does your neck feel like??? I am about 13 weeks post, 35 rad treatments plus Erbitux, lateral juggler dissection (left side). What I am feeling is (no whiskers of course), slight thickening along sides of esophagus and…
Question
Dad had a CT scan two weeks ago and everything looked great. The doctor could not feel anything when he felt his neck. Then this morning he woke up and the area under his ear where the cancer was in his lympe node was slightly swollen. He says it does not hurt and you can barely tell. Mom said the other day that his face…
Yesterdays Surgery
My surgery for the spot on my tounge went well..heck what do I know I was out like a light...but what the ENT said to me prior was that the sight was small so thats why it didn't show on the PET I had on June 6th and that was a good thing. What he told my friend that went with me while I was in recovery everything looked…
Update from New Radiologist
Hey all, I just wanted to drop in and say hello before I go in tomorrow morning. I met with my 'new' Radiologist yesterday (after I said no to the first guy) This 'new' Radiologist was know as the best in the area and I wanted him initially from his reputation here in town. Anyway, he took one look at my lesion and…
Cellulitis and Hearing Zebras
Doug developed swelling on his neck about 2 weeks back - it was on the side of his neck dissection (which was done a little more than a year ago) and ran along the same path as his carotid artery. Lots of possibilities ran through my mind, including an aneurism. He was due to see his chemo guy anyway, so waited another…
HAL?
I only come here often and have not been around for a while. I do hope everyone is doing well and fighting this nasty C. I do communicate with some via e-mail on occasion. I was wondering if anyone has information on Hal? Im not noticing any posts by him recently. Does anyone have an update on him?
Break it to her gently?
A friend of mine was just diagnosed ( 3 weeks ago ) with tonsil cancer..she has a golf ball size lump on a tonsil. She has chosen to go with chemo and radiation at The James in Columbus Ohio. Because I am recovering from robotic surgery, she seems to think I have all the answers and I don't, so here are the questions, the…
Eye sight...
hey everyone, Question....I'm 6 mos out of resection, and 4 mos out of rads. Maybe this is acc nerve invasion issue, maybe not. Had MRI done 3 wks ago to check for brain stem mets, was clear. Am having issues with my right eye just going black no sight...for a few seconds, to 30 secs. Also now within the past few days…
Things to be aware of after radiation to the neck area
Update on myself..All clear on the Cancer check, the soreness is fibromyalgia, always make sure you are exercising the neck region as well as rubbing the stiff hard muscle region area under your chin, I was told this would soften the tissue and lessen the swelling. I had a thyoid test done, because of the tiredness and…
Breathing.
As I mentioned in another post a few weeks back that I'm having a hard time breathing through my nose. I bought a humidifier, nothing... I bought allergy meds, nothing...I used nasal sprays, nothing. Today I had a visit with my ENT which he looked in my mouth and throat and said I was really red and blistered ( I could of…
surgery on monday
thanks so much for all the replies, i appreciate the advice and will certainly take it to heart; best of luck to each of you.
NitaNita
Has anyone heard how NitaNita's surgery went this morning? If so, please post what you know. I believe this is the first time that I've known exactly when another member's surgery was (most of us found the site a little later in our journey than she did) and thus I've been thinking about her and hoping that everything went…
surgery on monday
back after 2 months; laser surgery to remove tumor on the epiglottis coming up next monday and i have a question, how do you possibly control your emotions with this disease? it seems like the UNKNOWN factor is what is kicking my rear. Normally i am the solid rock but i am letting this ordeal work on me way too much; any…
ONE WEEK DOWN!!!
6 to go :o ) So far, mouth a little dryer and taste going already. Other than that I'm still good!
After the biopsy
Hi all, Thanks for all the support I've received thus far about my Mom's recently diagnosed BOT cancer, which has spread to her larynx and at least one node. The biopsy came back positive for squamous cell and due to size and spread it's stage 4. Don't know anything form the pathology report about how the cells looked. A…
Just Checking In 2 weeks of rads done and stating my 3 rd week today
hi everybody i'm done with 2 weeks of radiation and so far i still have most taste buds knock on wood LOL I'm doing pretty good other than that MD Anderson has been real abdnmient about getting me in for fluids 3 days a week before chemo and then after i also have a nurse coming in day after chemo for 5 days of fluids…
WHO DAT
getting his Mask, Dat ditto1, who ditto1, ya your right Dats who. Yes my dear friends nearly 2 months after finding out about the dreaded mask today was the day. It started with my Eribitux 1st one and then off to get the mask fitted. 1st I give thanks to Jesus for getting me thru the day, but after that I want to thank…
Disguising Lidocaine
No, I do not have a pediatric cancer patient but I'm at wits end. Hubby got sick on his first dose of Magic Mouthwash and now will not even try it. It makes him gag. We talked to the doctor today and he prescribed lidocaine only and I'm picking that up in a bit. But he is already indicating he KNOWS it will make him sick.…
Getting ready for first operation...
Hello my dear friends. Just wanted to say hello and the share the decisions my family and I made along with the cancer team and surgeons, after Fridays pre-op meeting: The cancer is spreading faster than they thought, and I am now going to need two surgeries. The first one is going to remove the cancer itself from the…
Question on lung nodes
Hi everyone, I go back in to cancer center in July. Will be having CT with contrast done then to determine if any changes occuring. Was told after failing to finish rads., and knowing cancer wasn't all resected that may show reoccurrance. (hate the word MAY) Any way trying to stay positive...but trying to find out about…
Surgery on Tuesday...
I just wanted to express many Thank you's to all of you that have helped calm my nerves over this last month. I know I can be a little on the paranoid side. I go in Tuesday morning at 6:30 and have surgery at 8:30am. I am still nervous about the surgery. I am hoping he will get good margins without having to take to much…
Mild numbness in face ?? Anybody else??
Hey all ...I've been doing great. Good scan and 2 good scopes after scan...but just curious if anybody else gets or got numbness in and around the facial area. I konw this may sound silly...but it's like a "mild numbness" on my cheeks (both sides) and up my temple.?? Again...I figure it is prob sinus or just more radiation…
FATHERS DAY.
This goes out to all my "Friends and Fathers" on the board. HAPPY FATHERS DAY GUYS........... make it special. God bless Tonsil Dad, Dan.
No voice
Hey guys! I finished 30 Rad treatments on Monday of last week. On Tuesday, my voice was gone. I mean....I can get a whisper out, but when I do that I feel like I'm straining. So now, I'm going on 5 days with voice. My throat is not sore although my mouth is still pretty tender and I do have a lot of mucus. Any body else…

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