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    Head and Neck Cancer

     

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    • User: "Skiffin16"

      Morning Favorites

      Good Morning fellow troopers, survivors, warriors..... Just wanted to show a few of my morning favorites..., Coffee and CSN. Seize the day, prepare for battle, love the ones your with.... Best, ~John
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      Started by Skiffin16
      Most recent by hwt
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "fishmanpa"

      First Follow Up

      Hi Folks, I was in Baltimore most of the day. I had my first follow up with my MO this afternoon. All in all it was very encouraging. I'm doing as well as expected for 6 weeks post Tx. Blood work was …
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      28 comments
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      Started by fishmanpa
      Most recent by TracyLynn72
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Joel4"

      Neck Dissection Question

      Had a radical left neck dissection three years ago. 35 or so lymp nodes were removed. lately I have noticed the area often gets clammy, cold, and wet feeling, often while I'm eating ( no I don't need …
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      Started by Joel4
      Most recent by Joel4
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "shannonb6900"

      Cisplatin Docetaxel Nightmare

      Hi All, 1st post here. My husband was diagnosed with SSCHN on March 24th 2013. His tumor is in his left face and is greater than 8cm. His team seemed undecided on his treatment plan for an extended pe…
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      10 comments
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      Started by shannonb6900
      Most recent by donfoo
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Roar"

      Spell check

      Just for the record- I can't stand the spell check on my I phone and I pad - I am not an idiot who can't spell - it is most frustrating so I just want to apologize for all the spelling errors you may …
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      Started by Roar
      Most recent by George_Baltimore
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "sin9775"

      Brother Update

      Today is Day 6 for my brother's treatment. He's doing quite well actually, except that he has already lost 11 lbs. I was amazed on how well he did after his first chemo. He wasn't even a little bit si…
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      Started by sin9775
      Most recent by hwt
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "ninnyscott"

      olfactory neuroblastoma

      Well, I had my surgery on the 31st, and am going for my followup tomorrow. They will remove the packing left in my nose and maybe have my pathology reports. Hoping to know whether I will be having the…
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      Started by ninnyscott
      Most recent by mdsamoa
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "phrannie51"

      Speaking of getting back into normal....

      Greg and I spent the day at a friend's farm.....they have riding horses, but we went to watch their draft horses work, and then to watch them start their mini-horses driving.....where we had a mini-ro…
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      Started by phrannie51
      Most recent by katenorwood
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Skiffin16"

      Flip Flop - Pop-A-Top

      Here's the flip flops.... A few rainy day flatties fof the box...; Now to Pop-A-Top... John ~JG
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      9 comments
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      Started by Skiffin16
      Most recent by cureitall66
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "obx13"

      radiation side effects

      My husband, 52, was diagnosed with HPV+ base of tongue cancer with a few lymph nodes in the neck involved. He finished 8 rounds of chemo (cisplatin) concurrent with 35 rounds of radiation. He is going…
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      Started by obx13
      Most recent by Skiffin16
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Susanmorr"

      Great news

      My salvia gland on the right side is back 14 weeks post treatment. Just happened sitting wondering how to get to the next day and bam I could talk and swallow without being in a lot of pain ! Thank yo…
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      8 comments
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      Started by Susanmorr
      Most recent by katenorwood
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Hal61"

      Update on teeth

      Thanks Pat, John, "T", Matt, and Tom for your thoughts and comments. I went to the dentist today, and need to update the info. I jumped to conclusions based on my fatalism, and misdiagnosed my conditi…
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      14 comments
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      Started by Hal61
      Most recent by Greg53
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "TracyLynn72"

      Need some help please!

      I have had 24 rads, only 6 more to go. About 2 days ago I started being VERY sick on my stomach. I'll spare you the details, but the doc thinks I maybe caught some kind of bug and told me to keep up …
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      18 comments
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      Started by TracyLynn72
      Most recent by donfoo
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Susanmorr"

      Friendship

      Why do some people who say they are your friends abandon you when you get cancer I've had 2 friends do this to me .
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      4 comments
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      Started by Susanmorr
      Most recent by HobbsDoggy
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "donfoo"

      PEG guidelines draft - solicit your feedback/input

      DRAFT - Guide for using PEG during HNC cancer treatements. I have created a draft document that includes much of what flew across the thread the past few days, If you feel having a guide of some sort …
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      9 comments
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      Started by donfoo
      Most recent by donfoo
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "denistd"

      Numbness

      23 years ago I had a neuroma taken out of my right foot. In December I had a carotid endarterectomy, dodgy surgery, big cut and deep inside the neck, left me with a 5 inch long scar goinng from below …
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      7 comments
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      Started by denistd
      Most recent by denistd
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Joni_austin"

      How long before one can eat or drink again once treatment ends?

      Hello everybody! My husband Kenny was diagnosed with metastatic squamous cell cancer of the tonsils, stage IVA, last January. I've been reading these posts for several months now and appreciate all th…
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      9 comments
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      Started by Joni_austin
      Most recent by CivilMatt
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Skiffin16"

      Food for Thought...

      OK, back by popular demand..., LOL. I know there are many here that only dream of the food they used to eat..., many in various stages of taste and saliva recovery. I was there with you a while back..…
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      20 comments
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      Started by Skiffin16
      Most recent by Roar
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "jthornsbury"

      Long Term Survivors

      Would love to hear from survivors past the five and even ten year mark...I know that there are people out there but would love to hear from them. Just starting the journey and need encouragment that t…
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      16 comments
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      Started by jthornsbury
      Most recent by ballonk
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Susanmorr"

      Friendship

      Why do some people who say they are your friends abandon you when you get cancer I've had 2 friends do this to me .
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      9 comments
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      Started by Susanmorr
      Most recent by Duggie88
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "JGavin"

      Reoccurrence Rate? HPV SCC Tonsil Primary

      Trying to find information on the reoccurance rate of HPV SCC. Since most studies are either, A- outdated, or B- only studied patience for 3 years post diagnososes, this leaves me wondering if there i…
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      10 comments
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      Started by JGavin
      Most recent by CivilMatt
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "catfish_58"

      When does the swallowing get better?

      Hello there, Have finished radiation and chemo treatments around about 5 weeks ago and have lost saliva or just thick saliva at times was diagnoised with SCC stage lll /left tonsil and part of right t…
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      7 comments
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      Started by catfish_58
      Most recent by donfoo
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "peggylulu"

      Back from MDA

      Well we got home yesterday about 3:30 and at 6:30 the MDA Doctor's PA called and they want me to come back for a Needle Biopsy with an Ultrasound. The two Doctors that I saw on Wed. said that they saw…
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      27 comments
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      Started by peggylulu
      Most recent by peggylulu
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "jim and i"

      pain increasing things moving to fast - update

      Everyday Jim's pain is increasing and breathing is starting to be a problem. Jim's color is not good either. He refuses to take the pain meds because then he will not be able to go fishing in the morn…
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      19 comments
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      Started by jim and i
      Most recent by Tim6003
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "fishmanpa"

      Jim Kelly

      Hall of Fame QB of the Buffalo Bills joins our club. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9336790/ex-buffalo-bills-qb-jim-kelly-battling-cancer-jaw "T"
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      7 comments
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      Started by fishmanpa
      Most recent by hwt
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "greta"

      Planned CSN outage

      CSN will be down for a couple of hours this morning beginning at 3:00 AM Eastern Time for planned maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. Best to all, greta aka Your CSN staff
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      Started by greta
      Most recent by peggylulu
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "VivianLee5689"

      Missed everyone

      I have missed everyone greatly. My son graduated high school and my daughter graduated college. I am so glad to have that over with, but I missed having David by my side. My mother-in-law went with me…
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      6 comments
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      Started by VivianLee5689
      Most recent by Jan Trinks
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "JGavin"

      Advice, Help, Newbe

      Hi. I am new here. It's been a rough two months. I had a tumor removed from my thigh, came back benign and I was elated. In the time it took to have the tumor removed from my thigh, I found two masses…
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      33 comments
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      Started by JGavin
      Most recent by fishmanpa
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "TracyLynn72"

      It's the little things!

      Y'all may think I'm goofy, but I am so thankful for the "little things" lately. I ate oatmeal this morning. Oatmeal. Without my mouth burning on fire, choking, gagging or having to spit 75 times. I a…
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      9 comments
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      Started by TracyLynn72
      Most recent by fishmanpa
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Redbanker"

      A Success Story

      We need a good story and I was lucky enough to stumble over one the other day. I was listening to Desert Island Discs, a BBC radio show available as a podcast. The weekly guest gets to name 7 songs th…
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      2 comments
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      Started by Redbanker
      Most recent by hwt
      Head and Neck Cancer
     

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