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Out with the old, in with the new
Just curious if anyone has new year's resolutions or ideas of what they would like to do different in 2012? I had my treatments in 2010 so spent the bulk of 2011 getting better and stronger. I believe last year was the worst and the best year of my life. I plan on joining a 24/7 gym in town to build back up my strength,…
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gRADuation Day
Today is finally here, my last rad treatment, yesterday was my last carboplation infusion. It's hard to believe that this journey started with finding a small lump on the rt side of my neck, then progressed to tonsil surgery ,3 seperate chemo infusions 1 every 21 days starting in August, radiation and 1 weekly chemo…
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Throat abscess
So the day after Christmas I ended up in the ER, at first they thought I had pneomia but after a CT scan and some poking around they found a abscess in the area where my left tonsil used to be. So this explains the horable smell that has been coming out of me the last month and also not being able to swallow. Two days on…
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Happy New Year! I'm a little early, but I will be visiting, and they get pissy, if I'm on my phone
. ☆。★。☆。★ . ☆ 。☆ 。☆。☆ ★。☆\|/ ☆ ★ ☆Happy New Year!☆ ☆★。/|\。★☆ ★ 。☆。★ 。☆。 . ☆。 ★。 ☆ ★ . Wishing all a very Happy and Healthy 2012!
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today
A PROSPEROUS SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you and all you could hope for from myself and all my family. Hope you are half as lucky as me to have the family and friends I have.
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Weight Loss
Lots of talk about weight loss. How many people are satisfied with their loss? I for one lost about 15lbs and am now concentrating on keeping it off without losing much more. This puts me at a BMI of 23 which is where I want to be. This is the only plus to having scchn. Unfortunately now that I am starting to enjoy eating…
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Non smoker-non drinker issue
Hi all, I am very curious about this subject ''non smoker-social drinker issue''. How come you develop mouth cancer after quiting smoking since 2005? How long does it take for cancer to develop even if you quit smoking yrs ago? My partner quit smoking as mentioned. She still has a drink now and then but can it cause mouth…
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Another Surgery Down
It's never a good sign when the people in pre-op and recovery recognize you, but after four procedures in seven months what can you expect. Removed the hot spot that showed up on my tongue after the last surgery and the six month scans. The doctor took more than he planned, all in an effort to make sure it is all removed.…
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Avatar
I can remove the pic but if I try to put in a new one it reverts back the one I was using previously. Any thoughts? John
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seasons late greetings
Hello all my good friends feeling brave enough to face computer. (sometimes I hide on here and do not want to and sometimes I come home from work and am so exhausted I cannot face the typing) if that makes sense. I am here to wish you all had a great safe Christmas or whatever your faith and that you all have a safe entry…
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Calling all NPC Starters & Survivors
Hi everyone I have notices that the NPC survivors are growing here on CSN and thought it good to get a list together so we could all recognize each other and better help others just starting treatment. My NPC Started is Nov 2002, Last treatment was March 2005, I am almost 5 years survivor Take care everyone
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thanks again every one for the thoughts and prayers!
Been at the hospitol all day, husbands brother and sister-in-law were there when I came home, so was his daughter. I had a very hard day! Husbands cancer doctor said there is nothing more to do nothing else can be done. He has blood clots in both of his veins on each side of his neck. And he face is all swollen up. They…
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DelNative please check-in
Just wondering how your doing. Has anyone heard from him? Ed
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Jim's new buddy
This is Jim's new buddy. They have the same hobby, naps. He has been great for Jim's outlook on life. We adopted the dog from a rescue place. He is 10 years old, same as Jim in people years. I haven't seen Jim smile or laugh so much in over a year. Having a dog is definately good medicine. Debbie
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It has been 1 year and 1 month since I completed radiation~~still can't eat or drink~~still coughing
My radiation treatments were completed on Nov. 5th, 2010. On the 7th on Nov. , 2010 my trach was removed. In December 2010, I started pt with a speech pathologist for 8 weeks.She tested me and the drink still trickled down into the windpipe. Well, a year has passed and I still have the same problem with what they called a…
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5 weeks out of rads and chemo for NPC
I find myself close to soon getting enough food thru my mouth...just eggs and similar simple bland foods but its going down regular.Any other NPCs out there that got back a real appetite and taste buds? When is ir reasonable to ask for the tube to be taken out? I can tell I am healing but get burned out so quick...i am…
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Nasopharyngeal 4B NED
Hello All, my girlfriend completed her rad treatment in late September for nasopharyngeal carcinoma stage 4B and she completed her last chemo about 4 weeks ago. She had her PET scan last week and today we got her result...it's NED! This was her first post treatment PET scan. Doctor said she is all clear from her PET scan…
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Post chemorads, will I need a neck dissection, when would they do it?
I finished treatment almost 2 weeks ago and still have a hard palpable 1/3-1/2 lengthwise peanut sized node deep in the corner under my left jaw beside my carotid. Of course with all the possible side effects, and due to it's challenging location, I rather not need any sort of dissection. Can I still expect it to dissolve?…
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Low voice
It seems now that I am almost at the end of my rad treatments...my voice has gotten lower, sometimes to the point of not being understood. It seems to come and go fade in and out, my throat doesn't hurt. I'm drinking loads of water to keep everthing lubricated...is this something that is common with the rad treatments?…
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new mass found anterior to thyroid lateral to clavicle
hello everyone i am new to the csn website. last tuesday i went to the dr b/c i have been having ear pain for 3 months. I did have pneumonia in september, followed by ear infection in october sinus infection in november. i figured that i just had another ear infection or either the first ear infection had not cleared up. i…
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TO Radiate or NOT Radiate... That is the ?????
Okay... Here are the facts... My Dad, 64, got his Squamous Cell Carcinoma Primary Unknown Diagnosis back on November 28th (the first day he started his up-front Chemo). We knew it was Cancer in late SCC Cancer in late October but it took us 6 weeks to get a "unknown primary" diagnosis because of weather issues that closed…
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Heck
Heck maybe I should be on the caregiver site instead of the head and neck cancer site, heck, oh cares you can read it if you want to don;t caire anymore sorry bit just have to get some sleep good night everyone and for give me if I posted it on the wrong site@ Sue
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please advise....help!
Folks, I am new here....need help,, Had a swollen lymph node left side of neck.... After antibiotic treatment for possible infection, no change.... Had chest xray for possible other swollen nodes....no others.. Had swollen node removed....Squamous cell detected.... went for PET scan....found location in left…
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thanks again every one for the thoughts and prayers!
Been at the hospitol all day, husbands brother and sister-in-law were there when I came home, so was his daughter. I had a very hard day! Husbands cancer doctor said there is nothing more to do nothing else can be done. He has blood clots in both of his veins on each side of his neck. And he face is all swollen up. They…
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Back in the Hospital... Weak & Distended Abdomen....
Hello all... I am new at the board (wrote my first post the other day). I am the "online" voice for my Dad who has SCCHN with an unknown Primary. He was just admitted into the hospital again (first time was for strep two weeks ago). He just received his second round of up front Chemo a week ago today. Like the first time,…
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Something maybe going on
last couple of weeks have had a sore inside of mouth and earache of and on on the left side, made an appointment to see the ENT at Hershey next Monday.
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SCC found in Small Intestine
The results of the tumor removed from my small intestine came back positive for Squamous CC. My doctor said he has never seen SCC to metriculate from throat to bowel? Has anyone heard of SCC in intestines? Next phase is to have a comparative PET/CT done this Friday, last one was 9/1/11 for reference. Will be traveling to…
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Radiation Question????
Merry Christmas to all!!! I am writing on behalf of my Dad, mostly because I can type a lot faster than him... and he would rather be watching the Jets/Giants Game. My Dad was diagnosed with SCC in late October of this year with the primary tumor unknown. He started his two rounds of up-front Chemo right after…
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Merry Christmas from oz
Hi all you fellow diagnosed. Just wanted to wish you all a fabulous Christmas and for only wonderful things in 2012. This is my third Christmas since diagnosis and I'm loving life xxxxx
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Merry Christmas to All
Just wanted to wish all of you wonderful people on the forum (as well as all the caregivers) a Merry Christmas and a healthier New Year. Buzz and I are so grateful to have him alive and feeling good nearly one year after treatment ended. There were times when I didn't think we would get through the rough times. This forum…