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Head and Neck Cancer

Archives for October 2017

Question about Cisplatin
I have a question to those that have had multiple doses of this poison please. As far as your side effects go, were your 2nd or 3rd doses the same as the 1st, better, or worse? I'm getting close to my 2nd dose and the 1st made me extremely sick. Thanks in advance.
I am retiring after cancer treatment.
I am 5 months out from treatment and a month NED after scan. I worked through treatment some days off. And the company was great. I feel I'm letting them down but I can't really do the job I used to do. I'll be 64 a week after I pull the plug. We will pay for cobra for a year and pray cancer is gone. I'm feeling like I'm…
Chemo created
i developed lower than average Sodium from Chemo a yr ago. Since thanI have been hospitalized 2xwith low Sodium. Just got released from My second trip were I dropped to a record breaking 109, which I had a seizure than a stroke. Not a good gift for your 60th birthday. So know another side effect from. Chemo. So tired of No…
2 weeks post radiation/chemo
Hi, My 72 year old father finished 7 weeks of radiation 2 weeks ago today. He did do weekly chemo also, but they stopped that after week 5 bc of his blood counts. Currently he is exhausted and spending most of his time sleeping. Is this normal for this point in time? He is still choking back the boost, he doesn't have a…
2 years ago
2 years ago yesterday, my husband was diagnosed with tongue cancer. And the day passed by without him even remembering. It was a busy day- he had meetings all day at work, and it took him an hour and a half to get home because of traffic. Our teenager's new phone came in the mail yesterday, so he spent part of the evening…
Going there...
Got the news this morning that my dad has stage 4a (possibly 4b-have to have a pet scan) squamous cell carcinoma. He had a tonsillectomyon 9/27. They said it was in lymph nodes. They want to do PET scan, dental appt and then feed tube. I guess I am still in denial but does anyone have any expierence with cannabis oil? I…
When your dying loved one gets angry---what do you do?
Hello Everyone--Is anyone caring for a loved one who's dying and become furious over little things? How do you handle it??? My sister had end stage oral cancer. The morphine and dilaudid barely make a dent in her endless pain.Lately, she's been havng outbursts of extreme anger over simple things,like asking if she wants a…
Olfactory Neuroblastoma Treatment
Hello, I was diganosed with Esthesioneuroblastoma (Olfactory Neuroblastoma) on August 15, 2017. I am still learning about it daily. I went in for a full resection of the tumor which had eaten through my cranial wall into my brain cavity on August 31, 2017. I will be six weeks healed and the craniel patch estabilshed this…
Oral Cancer treated with Surgery and Radiation
Good morning, I was recently diagnosed with early stage oral cancer. After 2 glossectomies and the removal of my lymph nodes I am now going through radiation. Fortunately the nodes were clean and from what they tell me the radiation is a lower dose and only 30 sessions. I am currently through 9 of the 30 and am starting to…
brand new, so scared/tongue-underarm nodes connection?
Hi, So thankful for a place to hear and be heard. My dentist found a 3 cm spot on my tongue. Is not very noticeable, not red or white colored, and it was found after I voluntary chose to get a scan with their newfangled light. I've been a smoker for years. I've been referred for a biopsy, and will be doing that as quickly…
3-Weeks Post Treatment
I'm a 47yr old male, non-smoker, non-drinker, in very good health. Diagnosed with Stage 3 SCC base of the tongue, HPV+. Did the traditional 35 rads and 3 doses of chemo. I did NOT use a chemo port or feeding tube. On This coming Tuesday marks three weeks since treatment ended. I think the entire treatment process went…
4 months out from treatment and side effects
I was diagnosed in March 2017, went through 7 weeks radiation and 3 cycles of cIsplatin and had my 3 month PET and all is clear. During treatment I worked and immediately after was in the office full time. I wasn't feeling well,but powered through and did what I could each day. It's now 4 months after last radiation and I…
Lung Nodules on PET Scan
I have been reading these blogs since I was diagnosed with NPC stage III (t3N2) in Feb. But this is the first time I am posting on this forum. Your stories have greatly helped me cope with the stress and harshness of the treatment. So I want to thank each one of you for sharing your experience. I finished all the…
Opinions from people who are or were in a similar situation (NX wait and see)
Hi all, Where to begin! I received a diagnosis of T1 tongue cancer after seeing 6 different Dr.s who refused to biopsy my tongue for fear it might "delay the healing process". I am 29 years old (28 at diagnosis), never smoked and occasionally will have a beer with friends. I have a feeling that my background information…
Eating after throat cancer radiation treatments and use of pain meds.
While I was recovering from throat, tongue and lymph node radiation and chemo treatments, I was seeking information as to how long I will need to use my peg tube and be on pain medication. I was not able to find any good answers to help my sitution so I thought that I would post my personal experience for others. I was…
Mom- 7 months Post, PET/Biopsy
Hello Everyone, I posted a little while back talking about my Mom. She had Stage III T3N1MO, Laryngeal Cancer, hpv +. She received chemo and radiation for 7 weeks and finished in February 2017. She had her first PET/CT in May 2017, and that came back encouraging, significantly decreased uptake. She had another PET/CT a…
Experience with Immunotherapy?
Hello, I have been following this forum since my wife was first diagnosed with tongue cancer in October 2016 and would like to thank everyone for sharing their experience that helped us a lot to stay strong and positive. My wife is still going through her cancer treatment, we would like to get some advice on the next…
Biopsy
Oh my, where to start. Just yesterday the doctor called and said I have Squamous Cell Carsinoma and he thinks it's probalby in the hard area (what ever that is) in the top back of my mounth. He says Tongue Cancer for short. I'm freaked out. I read everything from the major clinics about the potential treatment. Surgery…

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