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    Head and Neck Cancer

     

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    • User: "thennies61"

      coughing up the mucus

      Hey guys..went to the doctor today and everything is healing nicely.He probed around tounge then down throat and send looks good nice and pink.Wants me to start to eat more and move towards alittle so…
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      9 comments
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      Started by thennies61
      Most recent by debbiejeanne
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Ingrid K"

      John (Skiffin) Update of 5/16/14

      Just a quick update on our bud, John. He coninues his recovery, but has developed some sort of infection that they are culturing so they can find the right antibiotic. in the meantime, he has been suf…
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      18 comments
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      Started by Ingrid K
      Most recent by debbiejeanne
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "CherriBlossom"

      Can you open your mouth?

      I am 2 years out of treatment for NPC and still can't open my mouth big enough to eat a sandwich. I was aware trismus comes with the rad treatmeant so I exercise daily with a TheraBite device but not …
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      4 comments
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      Started by CherriBlossom
      Most recent by patricke
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "VivianLee5689"

      I am still here

      I just celebrated two years without David and my second anniversary would have been on Monday. Each day without him is getting a bit easier. For those who haven't heard I moved to Lexington, KY. Wells…
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      13 comments
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      Started by VivianLee5689
      Most recent by Jan Trinks
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "ahollie"

      hey Guzzle and thennies61

      yall are getting close to being finished with radiation right? been praying for yall...i am sure there are more but you two for some reason have been on my mind..my hunny finished friday and is on the…
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      23 comments
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      Started by ahollie
      Most recent by Guzzle
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Goyca"

      Update - scan results

      Hello all, hope you are all doing well :) Happy Mother’s day to all mums here, even if it’s a bit late. Good news: The PET scan, CT scans, MRIs all came clean no other tumor anywhere else :) Bad news:…
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      11 comments
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      Started by Goyca
      Most recent by KTeacher
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "sweetgammy"

      Jawbone Replacement due to disintegration of radiated jawbone

      I have done tons of research on the best doctor and the best medical facility to have this procedure done. I have very strong opinions about this but hoping not to offend anyone would be willing to sh…
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      50 comments
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      Started by sweetgammy
      Most recent by sabriene
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "wolfen"

      "Blue" Day Today

      Hello All, I am still here in the shadows watching over each of you. Today was a rather "blue" day for me as I recalled what I was doing on this day last year. Tomorrow at 9:17 AM, it will be one year…
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      9 comments
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      Started by wolfen
      Most recent by hwt
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Purplemountain"

      Neck stiffness

      Hello everyone. Has anyone experience neck stiffness with muscles being very tight like beef jerky? Any advise or solution to the cure or management? Thanks. PM
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      17 comments
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      Started by Purplemountain
      Most recent by mJack
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Kent Cass"

      Teeth

      I went to the Dentist today for a cleaning, and mentioned that I'd noticed part of a problem tooth appeared to be gone. Yep- another Crown at $957 is in the works! And they're talking about the need f…
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      26 comments
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      Started by Kent Cass
      Most recent by donfoo
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "thennies61"

      side effects of erbitux

      Hi guys Only two more days of radiation and done and 4 weeks of erbitux.Anyway over the last week or so started to get what I thought was acne on the back of my neck.But seems that my trach coller has…
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      10 comments
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      Started by thennies61
      Most recent by Guzzle
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "osmotar"

      Just a quick Hello

      I'm 5 weeks out from a total knee replacement , all is going well, PT 3 days a week...since my office is quite a drive away my surgeon only wants me to go in 2 days a week for 4 hours each day, the ot…
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      6 comments
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      Started by osmotar
      Most recent by Greg53
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "JanANem"

      IMRT for 82 yr. old Mom

      My Mom has been diagnosed with scc oral cancer (after finding some red sores in the back of her mouth where her back teeth use to be) biopsy and ct scan determined it was Stage 0. Surgeon wants to do …
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      15 comments
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      Started by JanANem
      Most recent by debbiejeanne
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Bunnymom"

      Radiation & Teeth Hyperbaric Oxygen

      my treatment starts in June 8th. They are telling me it will be 5 days in patient, 9 days home which will repeat 4-6 times. I'm not sure which it will be but am hoping for 4 cycles. So, total is 8-12 …
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      15 comments
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      Started by Bunnymom
      Most recent by Guzzle
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "jackflash22"

      PEG feeding tube

      I was refused MRI scan because I have a feeding tube. I thought it was all plastic but was told there may be metal on the inside. My tube is all plastic outside with a white triangle with a blue clip …
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      13 comments
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      Started by jackflash22
      Most recent by Hondo
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "HAWVET"

      Happy Mothers Day

      On this special day, we should spend a few moments to remember and give thanks to the many moms on this forum. There are many Mothers Day songs, but looking at another direction, I think the below son…
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      3 comments
      0 point
      Started by HAWVET
      Most recent by debbiejeanne
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Ingrid K"

      Skiffin Update 5/7/14

      Well John is having a bit of a hard time getting comfortable at home. He has had a fever (got antibiotics for that); has had some acid reflux issues (got meds for that), still having some nausea. This…
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      22 comments
      0 point
      Started by Ingrid K
      Most recent by Noellesmom
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Guzzle"

      Benzymadine/Gelclair

      Friends, end week three and bit of a sore throat. Been issued with co codemol (don't need just yet) but also benzymadine and gel clair which are a mouth wash and something that put a coating on your m…
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      6 comments
      0 point
      Started by Guzzle
      Most recent by Guzzle
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Cruerocks"

      Symptoms after tumor removal

      My Brother-in-law had an extraction surgery about 3 weeks ago. He was able to begin eating and chewing food in the last 8-9 days. When he chews he is getting a shooting pain that goes from his ear int…
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      4 comments
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      Started by Cruerocks
      Most recent by Cruerocks
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Cruerocks"

      Oropharyngeal Cancer

      Hi, My brother-in-law was diagnosed with Oropharyngeal Cancer about a month ago. Stage 4 and spread to the surrounding Lymph Nodes. The Oncologist did an 8 hour surgery to remove as much of the tumor …
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      14 comments
      0 point
      Started by Cruerocks
      Most recent by Cruerocks
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "KTeacher"

      Away for a bit

      Going north to Portland, Oregon for awhile. My daughter is having surgery, she has lost 133 lbs. and the extra skin has been causing infections. We will be able to help with 20 month old granddaughter…
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      9 comments
      0 point
      Started by KTeacher
      Most recent by Guzzle
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "PJ47"

      Update on Abnormal PET/CT

      Met with R/O today and now have written report from radiologist. Anyone ever have this result? "Abnormal hypermetabolic activity along the course of the sternocleidomastoid." Could be related to radia…
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      13 comments
      0 point
      Started by PJ47
      Most recent by Guzzle
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "thennies61"

      my mouth and radition

      Hi everyone well I'm down to my last 4 radiation treatments but wondering about something.My mouth just filling up with thick slivia.It gets worse the more I try to talk.Have been hoping it would kind…
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      12 comments
      0 point
      Started by thennies61
      Most recent by thennies61
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "ahollie"

      Tomorrow is my hunny's last day!!!

      He will finish up all his rads and chemos tomorrow we hope..they mentioned maybe some more chemo after because the node isn't shrinking like they would like it..but we will cross that bridge if we hav…
      36 views
      13 comments
      0 point
      Started by ahollie
      Most recent by donfoo
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Bunnymom"

      2nd Opinion? In Patient / Out-Patient Chemo

      I need help! 1. Has anyone done chemo out patient? How did that work out? 2. Please tell me the chemo drugs that were used for you. 3. Has any one gone to the University of Chicago Medical Center, and…
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      8 comments
      0 point
      Started by Bunnymom
      Most recent by donfoo
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Bunnymom"

      THE TUMOR BOARD! Hard Day

      well....today I met with the "team"....THE TUMOR BOARD. The surgeon, medical and radiation oncologists. People, I never in my life thought I'd ever meet. After my neck dissection last week, it was fir…
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      11 comments
      0 point
      Started by Bunnymom
      Most recent by donfoo
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Ladylacy"

      Neurontin

      My husband has been complaining of nerve ending pain in his feet and now his arm. Our hospice nurse has been trying to get him to give Neurontin a try to see if that helps. Has anyone taken this medic…
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      8 comments
      0 point
      Started by Ladylacy
      Most recent by MarineE5
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Grandmax4"

      Shout out

      to Skiff, hope you're mending well and behaving..the weather in Ohio is finally getting nice, my son & D-I-L-caught about 15 perch last weekend at Lake Erie. Just a small sample of things to come, I h…
      12 views
      1 comments
      0 point
      Started by Grandmax4
      Most recent by jim and i
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "ptom"

      Esophageal Stretch

      Has anyone needed an esophagel stretch almost two years after the last one? My neck feels tight like someone has their hands around me, not strangling, just lightly squeezing. I have no problem swallo…
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      2 comments
      0 point
      Started by ptom
      Most recent by KB56
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Coldinohio"

      Treatment is over!

      Hello, I have finished treatment 32 rads and 1 cisplatin and 4 rounds of erbitux. Now comes the healing part. I really hope that my taste comes back, because right now everything tastes like chalk. I …
      1 views
      11 comments
      0 point
      Started by Coldinohio
      Most recent by phrannie51
      Head and Neck Cancer
     

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