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Head and Neck Cancer
Archives for October 2014
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Peg and i are a fightin' again..
Hi all. haven't been on for a while now, been busy with my greenhouse.. but it seems Miss Peg just can't behave herself..she seems to like the color Red! I wonder if anyone else had leakage after 3 weeks of getting her put in. I am using a gauze sponge under it. I am still eating and drinking on my own yet. I was told by a…
Cetuximab What Would You Do?
I had my surgery to remove my tumor, lymph nodes and titanium jaw replacement on 8/11. I was scheduled to start radiation treatment on 9/8/14. When I went to have the mask made my radiologist observed that my planned dental extractions did not happen during surgery and needed to get done. Had it done and postponed…
Another operation, 14 November, but a good one this time!
Have just been to clinic. On 14 November, Mr P. is going to: 1. Remove this lump on my trachea, "to put both our minds at rest". 2. Stitch together the two front ends of my "tongue" - which are straying apart. 3. Debulk the width of the "tongue". This should give me better function and comfort, and it will be very nice not…
New, but I've been through this before
Hello, ve been reasing sing this forum for the past two weeks and thought it was time to Introduce myself. Four years ago, my father in law passed away fron oral cancer. He had a tumor the size of his fist in his jaw and for months thought he was dealing with TMJ. Less than a head after diagnosis, 12 hour surgery to remove…
survivorship crisis
I encountered an issue today, and didn't handle it with my usual diplomacy. I was pissed. And shame on me. Another survivor that has been told the outlook is bleak and the end is near, was talking suicide. And assisted suicide to boot. People were telling the person to do it, and saying they couldn't imagine how they would…