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Anyone heard from Phrannie?
Anyone heard from Phrannie?
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small cell throat cancer new diagnosis help
hello,i am new here my father got diagnosed with small cell throat cancer. quick background on him he is 70 a smoker pack a day. other then that he dosnt really drink booze eats healthy ect. he was a fire-fighter for 25 years he is also a vietnam vet. this all came rather as a shock he was fine then on my birthday dec 19th…
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Creams for Radiation burns on face, how did you manage the pain?
How did you cope and manage the radiation burns to your face and neck? The burns on my face and neck are, very red, itchy, flaking, swollen, raw and downright painful that I don’t sleep. When I put creams on the skin within a few hours they form scaly flaking clumps that are hard to remove when washing my face. * Over the…
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Final stretch tips? Encouragement?
Here we are on the seventh week of radiation with three treatments left. Seven cisplatin treatments have been completed! My husband was doing fairly well and we have somewhat successfully managed side effects as they have emerged. Today it was like the wonder twin powers of the acculumated chemo and radiation activated in…
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Tongue Question
noticed something new about my tongue in the last couple of days and thought I’d run it by you folks and see if anyone has experienced something similar. i am ten months out of treatment for base of tongue SCC, 35 rads and 6 Cisplatin treatments. Lately my tongue has what looks like tiny little cuts or bloodied scrapes on…
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Peg tube build up
Got my peg tube switched out over a month ago and a week later I already started seeing food sticking to the inside of it. The first tube I got didn't have build up for several months. I always flush it with hot water but that doesn't help. I've even tried alkaseltzer but nothing seems to stop it. The tube is so tiny I…
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Bad Taste in Mouth
Does anyone have any tips for getting rid of the bad taste. My husband has completed 23 of 35 radiation treatments and 2 of 3 Cisplatin chemos. He had one bout of thrush but the Nystatin has cleared that up. He has a mild sore throat but right now ibuprofen seems to help. However, the awful taste in his mouth is preventing…
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Newly diagnosed
I have just been diagnosed with acinic cell carcinoma of the left parotid gland. I first noticed the lump on the left side of my neck about 2.5 years ago and it has slowly been growing and is now 3-4cm in size. I had a doctor look at it in Jan 2017 and he put me on some steroids and said that should solve the problem. In…
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Just started radiation SCC vocal cord Questions???
Hi all, just started photon radiation therapy on the 21st of December. I am just on the 9th treatment of 28 and I have what feels like a lump in my throat everytime I swallow. Is this normal so early? They said after 4 weeks it might start to hurt and its already starting to feel like its so raw. Also very red on my neck.…
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Anybody experience kidney stones after treatment???
So, my husband has had lower abdominal pain on and off for the past two days. It got so bad this morning that he went to ER. Long story short...CT Scan showed a 4mm kidney stone! He has never had kidney stones before so I am wondering if this could be related to the Erbitux? Or radiation? Or maybe the fact that he is sort…
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Radiation treatment for Tonsil Cancer ,one side or both ?
Hello , I'm new to this board and have found very good info reading through everyones posts it''s wonderful to read the positive outcomes. I'm a caregiver for my husband who was diaganosed with Squamos cell cancer. It presented as a swollen lymph node right side of neck level 2 nodes. Pet Scan and Ct scan were not clear as…
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Father and Son
I was diagnosed August 2017 HPV HandN cancer, however, my father was diagnosed 5 years ago with the same thing. He was 72, still cancer free, I am 57, anyone ever heard of this before? The docs say it is nothing.
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PEG tube question
Planning on having my PEG tube removed in a few weeks. How long does it take for the stoma to close up? Can food leak out of the unhealed stomach hole before it heals? I am diabetic and slow to heal so a little scary to me.
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Lymphedema
Hi all, I have read the Superthread but haven't found my answer. I have watched the videos and am doing MLD for small to mod swelling under my chin, 8 weeks out from chemoradiation and big neck dissection in July. I have booked an appt c an MLD specialist to make sure I am doing it right (though I must be as it disappears…
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New year, new me - American Ninja Warrior
Hi everyone. I am trying out for American Warrior. Wish me plenty of luck.
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Newly diagnosed
Hello everyone, i am just getting diagnosed with SCC in the supraglottic area right above my vocal chords. The ENT seems to think it’s a T1 and caught early,but he also said it was benign when he cut it out. The tumor is 1 cm and the lab report said it is well differentiated. I am 40 years old and have a wife and two small…
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ROLL CALL 2018 - Updated January 1, 2018 CLOSED!! DO NOT POST HERE!
ROLL CALL 2018 1st Update January 1, 2018 All H&N members are welcome! Roll Call is dedicated to the memory of HAWVET (JOHNNY) who’s curiosity to know and to share a little bit about members of the Head and Neck Form inspired him to start and run this thread (2008 thru 2014). Thank You. First off, please feel free to…
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Zofran vs Compazine
Any opinions on which works best for nausea on the 6th day following Chemo? Thanks!
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2018
Happy New Years!!! Here’s to a year full of health and healing!!
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Radiation
My husband has completed 19 of his 35 radiation treatments. He has completed 2 Cisplatin chemo treatments. So far he’s doing pretty good. Although his taste is pretty much gone he’s still eating most everything. At what point over the 16 treatments will things start getting really bad? Thanks!
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vinegar
I finished chemo & radiation for tonsil carcinoma about six months ago, and I am trying to find out if I will ever be able to eat food (mostly sauces) that contain vinegar, without my mouth burning ?