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I HAVE A DREAM...
...that one day we will have a pink heart shape pill that cures all cancers and our biggest complaint will be that it comes only in 6 different flavors. Please, join me in this dream and until then god bless us with nothing but happy hopeful days. Laz
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No biopsy needed !
Crazy quick trip through the Masonic today. Kinda felt as if I was on a assembly belt. ENT... lump in neck is my cartiod artery enlarged. This usually is very deep under a fairly good sized muscle. Went through a CT and labs. CT was clear of any new disease. (head area) Hurray. Lungs still very shakey. I asked about…
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PhotoDynamic Therapy Photos
Well as mentioned from a previous post..., had the procedure Tuesday. First they scrub your face with Acetone (nail polish remover), then alcohol..., next they apply a photosensitive mecication and rub it in good... Next they sent me to the lobby for an hour wearing a big floppy hat.... Next the put googles (like swim…
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traumatic neuroma
I couldn't help myself......I googled cartoid artery and radical neck dissections. I was pleasantly surprised with the articles from specialists I found. non-neoplastic exaggerated response to nerve injury....showing up 1-2 yrs after surgery. (rare-not everyone will experience it) Simply put my nerve endings are trying to…
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Another Bump On My Tongue
I had stage 4 squamas cell carcinoma in July 2010. I had 90 to 95% of my tongue removed and replaced with my thigh. I also had a double neck dissection with cancer on the left side. They removed 38 cancer lyphnodes. I also had chemo ( CIsplatnim ) and radiation. I had 76 grey radiation. Saturday night when i went to brush…
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Amalgam Fillings
I am curious how many here either have or have had Amalgam fillings (or other metal alloys) in their teeth, how many and if you still have them or not. I recently had the last of about 8 + amalgam fillings replaced with Resin. I have had them since I was a child. There is also research showing the trapped bacteria within…
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Somebody grab my feet and
pull me back down to earth!!! My nerves about the upcoming scan are about to send me into orbit. I cannot believe how strong my sub-concious is when it starts handing out symptoms. So far, I've had on and off ear aches, a sore throat....equilibruim problems....a headache that lasted for 5 days.....a jaw that is getting…
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Mr. Ned
P, Don, Denis, KTeach and anyone else getting scanned, scoped, irradiated, infused, poked or prodded.... May Mr. NED come and hang out with you! Positive thoughts and prayers "T"
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Candi....you're back....
How are you doing, honey? p
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Trachea Cancer
Just wondering if there is anyone out there diagnosed with cancer in their windpipe? A possiblity for me. After raditation, chemo, glossectomy, neck dissection, now they see something in my windpipe. I had CAT scan, don't know the results yet, but I think I am done. How much is one person supposed to endure? I don't even…
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Pet scan results
Got the results from my follow up pet scan after chemo and 35 radiation treatments and they said I was in complete remission. The Doctor still wants me to go back to the ENT and have check my throat. Also I have started to eat and drink by mouth fish,mac &chesse, water,tea and such.So I just have to start eating regular so…
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Second round of chemo in AM
Well first round went ok. Getting ready for round two in AM. He developed the rash everyone talks about with cetuximab. A little nausea but controlled with med. So wishing all a great Labor Day and hoping you all will keep us in your prayers. You all are in ours. Barb caregiver
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Live Strong
Will be starting a new program at our YMCA on the 23rd, it's called Live Strong and it's the pilot program. All the members will be cancer survivors, will be workouts designed for each individual , programs with medical speakers,etc. I'm excited, think it will be fun and educational,plus with Win starting kindergarden, I…
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Lung scan
Some of you may remember that in September of 2012 they found a small cancerous nodule in my left lung. They removed it in October 2012, went back for checkup in March 2013 and all seemed well except for a small uncalcified nodule (it was there in 2012), it was not cancerous but they wanted to keep am eye on it given that…
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Head and Neck Clear but several places in lung.
Well after full Ct and Pet , cancer has grown in four areas in the lung. My husband has decided instead of going through a killer round of cocktail chemo, he will opt for surgery first. Our fear is that as sporadic as this cancer has been that it will travel to some other location after this surgery. Wish we could stop…
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mask and on going treatment. Aug 23 2013
I had my mask made and fitted today. Wow... they really do fit tight I couldn't open my mouth more than fraction and it pressed on my neck scar. But after a few minutes it was OK. Didn't care to be fastened down. They CT scanned me in it and put a blue dye in my vein. I had a small tottoo on my chest. Then they let me go.…
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Let's liven up the place! Sanjay Gupta MD says WEED is AOK
Hi all, I have no dog and I don't fish so can not one-up the filler threads like JG posts. But I can surely give it a go on the topic of Weed for medicinal purposes. Sunday evening there was a TV special with Dr Sanjay Gupta as he shared several real life examples of the miraculous ability of MMJ (Medical Marijuana) to…
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To Scan or not to Scan
Hi All, haven't posted for a while but I occasionally lurk to see what's happening. Lots of new people but I see some of the real oldies like John and Pat are still around helping people. I am close to my 2 year mark and everything is looking fine. I have all my saliva and most of my taste so life is good. I am now at the…
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My mom has oral cancer (Squamos Cell Carcinoma)
Hi All, My mom was recently diagnosed with oral cancer. She has yet to begin treatment. She had one tumor removed, but she also has another large one inside of her cheek and now she finally tells us that she has some cancer cells on her throat (upper part) and the roof of her mouth. She seems pretty secretive about it all.…
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Radiation how will it affect my tongue repair
I had a tongue /node dissection 7 weeks ago and now I need radiation treatment on my tongue base. The repair was done with the lining of my cheek. How will radiation affect the repair. Will it damage or kill it off, will I have to have another repair, has anyone had radiation after repair and what happened. I hate another…
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Difference between radiation treatments
what is the difference between radiations. What other radiations are there apart from IMRT. Which is the worst one for side effects.
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stenosis of the carotid
what is stenosis of the carotid? what r symptoms that u have this problem. dj
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tongue cancer - what the ent said - see new post below
i know there r several people here who have/had tongue cancer and i need u 2 share your knowledge. i have a bump on the left side of my tongue. i've just been thinking it has probably been rubbing against my teeth and became arritated. but then this evening out of the clear blue, the thot of possible tongue cancer popped…
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Dental restoration post tx
You read often about the dental clearances pre treatment and suspect teeth being yanked. Ohter than daily dental hygene, you don't see much written about teeth post treatment. How long do you wait? What options are generally offered - bridges, implants? Is it necessary to go to a dentist that specializes in working on oral…
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Mpls. again tomorrow
We've been in a heat wave here. The humidity has been almost as high as the temp. Higher 90's....tropical, wet and just plain icky ! We go into the U of M in the morning. Rolie's appointments first with endo. And then mine after. I'm not nervous as I want to figure a few things out in my mind. I have some pretty hard…
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all of a sudden i am suppose to be the expert
in the last two weeks two of my peers at work have been diagnosed with different types of cancer. i am glad to give my personel experiance lessons but they have differant cancers. i referred them to this web site and gave them encouragement. it is kind of wierd because they are looking at me as there inspiration, and while…
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Back to work next week
Rob goes back to work next Tuesday. Woo Hoo. He will going back into the office for a while until more strength comes back. Not ready for his gravel train yet. Heck since he has been gone, they have all called and checked on him at least once a week but failed to mention the huge changes. He is not thrilled with the office…
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Response to Hondo's Alternative Medicine Post
For what it's worth, as I am not the one presently dealing with cancer, alternative medicine scares the hell out of me. Not because I don't believe in it, because I do. It just takes a huge leap of faith to throw conventional wisdom to the wind and embark on an unknown, unproven journey. Suszanne Somers did it and she has…
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Good news/Bad news
Ok, Good news first... Dad had an appt today and the doctor did a scope. He said that dad's cancerous polyps in the sinus cavity are gone! We are so thrilled with this news, I feel some relief hearing this! Thank God! Please keep him in your prayers as we are still trying to get him eating food now and taking more liquids…
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CT results
So I went Monday and got my results from my GP. He says they show a 1cm suspicious node. He says he will try to get me in sooner to the ENT, and he changed my meds because my headaches are not getting better. He was nice enough to say "I can't say it is cancer because thats not my field, but it sure looks like it from…