Head and Neck Cancer

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Head and Neck Cancer

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  • User: "vermontgirl"
    Me again....I was wondering if anyone who has had cisplatin can answer this. Do you have to be careful with germs/sick kids around someone who is undergoing cisplatin? I assume yes because of the beat…
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  • User: "staceya"
    Sometime ago, someone posted a great chart/table* about scan follow up based on initial staging or something or other... What I am trying to figure out is this: What type of scans Pet, Cat, MRI? When …
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  • User: "Skiffin16"
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  • User: "NoDuck"
    How long does it last? And is is usual for it to get worse the farther from treatment? I'm sure everyone is different but some generalities? Hubby has not had chemo (cisplatin ) since June 19 and been…
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  • User: "Tim6003"
    I am having a time getting on CSN discussion board lately. The last few days I was not able to access it from my home or from my work computer. It's running VERY slow and just keeps saying "page not a…
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  • User: "luv4lacrosse"
    Well, what a difference 6 weeks makes. 6 weks ago my first every 6 wek scan for the clinical trial I am on revealed that the tumors in my lungs had not shrunk, but did change in appearance. yesterday'…
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  • User: "VivianLee5689"
    I have added a caringbridge page for David. If visiting it is under davidgabbard all lower case one word. Thanks.
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  • User: "blackswampboy"
    I wonder. Recently, Maria Blair (National Vice President of the American Cancer Society) wrote a passionate, well-meaning plea to create a cervical cancer-free world for women and girls. That's terrif…
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  • User: "donfoo"
    Hi all, I stumbled upon this board and it seems very legit and active so here I am. Obviously, ppl don't just stumble upon and join a cancer subject board unless they or someone they know have cancer.…
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  • User: "osmotar"
    I saw my onco today, my CAT scan from monday is NED, I don't have to go back to see her for another 6 months vs the 3 month visits I was having, when she sees me in June we will make a decision as to …
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  • User: "michdjp"
    Hello to all, Our family received an early Christmas blessing I wanted to share with this family, my dad went for his pet-scan and has NED. Thanks be to God.. He was diagnosed 8-8-11 and finished trea…
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    Started by michdjp
    Most recent by Greg53
  • User: "VivianLee5689"
    I finally left the hospital for a few hours today. I am sitting at home just trying to chill out and find some peace. I love David with all my heart, but 19 days straight in the hospital is making me …
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    Started by VivianLee5689
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  • User: "sassysrice"
    Well 3 rads down 32 to go. 1 of 7 chemo starts tomorrow. Rad not too bad. the first day was the worst. they had trouble adjusting Jeff's mask to fit right and line up. 2nd day a little better. Today i…
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    Started by sassysrice
    Most recent by Skiffin16
  • User: "VivianLee5689"
    I want to thank all you head and neck people for becoming part of my family. This has been a very hard and dark place for me the past few months. Today I was doing some figuring and it has been 139 da…
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    Started by VivianLee5689
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  • User: "vermontgirl"
    I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who reads and responds to these boards. They have been a lifeline to me and when I can't get the server to let me in....I realize how much they mean to me. I…
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  • User: "Jan Trinks"
    Hi all: Just wanted to let y'all know that my bff's husband's Steve's needle biopsy of the lung came back as scar tissue and inflammation! Still want him to see a pulmonolgist but the big news is it w…
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    Most recent by patricke
  • User: "luv4lacrosse"
    Hello all, and hope everyone is trying to get excited about Christmas and forget about C for a moment. Been a while since I posted any updates, as I continue to struggle with "cureable VS treatable." …
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    Started by luv4lacrosse
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  • User: "Chuckles0504"
    Still fairly new to the sight, but looking for some advice on how to get through the next couple of weeks. My husband's surgery to remove part of his tongue and all the lymph nodes on both sides of hi…
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  • User: "susiebwell"
    Had first chemo monday.. third radiation today for tonsil cancer. today since noon fighting horrible heartburn in spite of taking three times dose of rx for usual acid reflux. eating only helps for sh…
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    Most recent by ErthWlkr
  • User: "JustJulie"
    My mother has been going through the same journey as many of you, but she has been doing it mostly alone. I have read this site off and on, but she has always reuffed my suggestions that she come here…
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  • User: "Tim6003"
    Hello family :) (that's me buttering you all up) I am off to Seattle for the reasons stated above. Many of you may remember my last CT w/ contrast showed "granulated glass appearance in the upper left…
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    Started by Tim6003
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  • User: "Grandmax4"
    I haven't been posting much lately, family in from Chicago, parties, dinners, shopping and still babysitting my 4 year old..busy, but I read your posts every day and love you all..just no time to answ…
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    Most recent by patricke
  • User: "michdjp"
    Hi to all, I am just wondering if anyone who had the peg tube removed experienced pain at the site after eating. My dad had his Mickey button removed on Tuesday (hooray) but after he eats he has pain …
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    Most recent by hwt
  • User: "Tonsil Dad"
    This is an interesting article from one of my English newspapers it has also been on CNN and Dr Sanja Gupta, heres the link http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2246312/Girl-7-beats-leukaemia-rev…
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  • User: "QuisoNeo"
    My fiance was diagnosed with stage 3 laryngeal cancer last November (2011) He wasn't a smoker, nor did he drink to excess, but he did work with asbestos and some of the doctors suspect that is the cau…
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  • User: "VivianLee5689"
    I am trying to find something positive to report; however, all I want to do is scream . I want to yell because I am tired of crying. I don't want my husband to die.
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    Started by VivianLee5689
    Most recent by luvofmylif
  • User: "ToBeGolden"
    Today, Monday Dec 10, I got the results from last week's lung biopsy. Unfortunately, the biopsy was positive for lung cancer; the cancer was squamous cell meaning that it almost assuradely had spread …
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  • User: "sassysrice"
    Jeff starts his radiation tomorrow, the journey with the beast starts for real now. The last 2 weeks have just been full of readyness, but reality sets in now. God help me keep it together for him, pl…
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  • User: "blackswampboy"
    advocacy blog from a registered nurse with 24 years worth of knowledge about HPV. unfortunately her last posting was a while ago, but she has a lot to say. postings from 2012 include: "Why the Focus o…
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  • User: "VivianLee5689"
    Since my posts have become quite depressing as of late I wanted to share a bit of good (or at least comical) news. Today David ate a baked potato in the hospital. I had a long talk with him last night…
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    Started by VivianLee5689
    Most recent by Tim6003