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Head and Neck Cancer

Archives for September 2014

Just thought I would share this...Blowing up a balloon
No blowing up a balloon is not a big deal to most people. To me it is a very big deal, I am a laryngectomee, a neck breather and have no vocal cords and can't breathe through my nose or hold my breath. I do have a TEP which is a prosthsis in my neck [just under 6mm] that lets me divert air to my throat so I can talk.…
* The Trilogy* machine
Has anyone been treated with * The Trilogy linear accelerator machine* ? On the hospital website ( which I am going to ) , I read they say there are only 32 in the US and the hospital I am going to has one of them to treat cancer. ( There may be more now, unsure when they built and updated the website.) This makes me feel…
just wondering
Hey guys..things seem to be moving right along so pretty lucky so far.My question is what do I get to look forward to as hoping on friday they pull the peg tube.Haven't used it in 2 months and have gained weight.He wanted to wait till after the pet scan and that came back all clear.So with any more luck it get pulled
UPDATE FROM 8-27 POST
CT Scan from last week turned out good. My Dr. and I discussed being able to take up to a 4 week break from the Cisplatin if the CT result was favorable. I arrived Yesterday and the break was "A Go" until I showed him my right foot which I cut 8 days earlier and ends up the foot was full of Staph and Cellulitis. I took an…
scared
Im scared my husband is finished all treatments 35 rads 3 cysplaitin... .he was diagnosed with stage 4a scc hpv 16. ... was misdiagnosed for a year found it by having surgery to remove what they were certain was a cyst... Dr apologized after told me he was so sorry He had made a mistake..We will know by end of december…
Surgery after radiation
If anyone had surgury after radiation please let me know the risks.
Have anybody experienced pain inside your ear during taking food aftre radiation
Hi All, My father had his last radiation on 7th august 2014.For last 15 days or some he is saying he is feeling little pain in his ear during taking food.the Medicine onocologist told it is the side effect of radiation. Please comment. Thanks & Regards
PEG replaced
last night my PEG tube sprang a leak at the end towards the tummy. I managed to clip it off with the clip and phoned the nurse the next day, she looked at it and said she couldn't repair it and called the hospital. I have the PEG that has a washer type thingy inside the stomach and a triangle fastener on the outside. I…
Can radiotherapy around your head affect your memory?
I had 60gy of radiotherapy, 30 sessions over 6 weeks, 5 days a week. It was bilateral radiotherapy. They shielded my thyroid. The radiotherapy was down to my shoulders, and up as far as my cheeks, AND all around the back of my head, about halfway up my ears. I don't know, but I feel like somehow my memory isn't quite as…
CT Scan of lungs results
below are the results from a ct i had done last friday, 8/29. i hoping someone can tell me what they mean. i have to say i'm just a little worried about a couple things. one being the mention of the coronary arteries. Pat, if you read this, I would greatly appreciate your expertise. i don't know if my doc will call me…
Itch, scratch and blood drops
This might help some who don't know this trick. I learned it after my younger brother's accident. Hydrogen peroxide will dissolve blood on clothing, bedding.. etc. Really does work. Kritter

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