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    Head and Neck Cancer

     

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    • User: "michdjp"

      Salty taste???

      Hi everyone, My dad is almost 4 weeks out of treatment. He is swallowing somewhat now and even tried some broths, however, he still has phlegm and when he spits it out he cannot believe how salty it s…
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      Started by michdjp
      Most recent by jim and i
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Marty36"

      Tongue pain--5 months post-surgery

      Things have been going great. Finished Radiation/Chemo beginning of September and just returned from a week-long vacation in Europe. More tired than usual, but feeling good until . . . Recently, I've …
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      5 comments
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      Started by Marty36
      Most recent by robinleigh
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Baygal"

      Neck Dissection

      Vickie just got the results of her CT scan after undergoing three rounds of Chemo. Her scan showed that a subtle enhancing node within the left posterior cervical triangle remains, but no other enhanc…
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      21 comments
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      Started by Baygal
      Most recent by KTeacher
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "dales2loud"

      Hairy Tongue, got any cures?

      Help I've got a bad case of; Hairy Tongue. My Doc's last advice was for me to ask my dentist. Does anyone have any advice for me or better yet how to get rid of it? I'm scraping and brushing it but it…
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      1 comments
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      Started by dales2loud
      Most recent by kelin
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "sumarah8"

      adjuvant chemo

      Hi everybody! this week would be my last week for radiation, but after 1 month i still have adjuvant chemo(3 cycles). I am NPC stage 2b and im just wondering if somebody had this kind of treatment? My…
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      6 comments
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      Started by sumarah8
      Most recent by sumarah8
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "donnahamblin"

      Just Started Chemo......

      Hi everyone, My husband just had his first chemo treatment that lasted 6 hours and came home with the pump. So far he's been doing pretty good and is on a break for about 2 weeks. Not feeling sick to …
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      24 comments
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      Started by donnahamblin
      Most recent by longtermsurvivor
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "merrywinner"

      Very New

      I am looking for any information. The situation is brand new and I apologize for only having very limited info yet. My Daughter has been having problems with some headaches over the past 2 weeks. The …
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      11 comments
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      Started by merrywinner
      Most recent by MarineE5
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "jim and i"

      Good and Bad news

      Haven't been on all week, my laptop got a spyware and waiting for son to fix. I have to use the desktop in the bedroom and can't multitask on it. :( We recieved the CT on Jim's brain results yesterday…
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      13 comments
      0 point
      Started by jim and i
      Most recent by jim and i
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "osmotar"

      Chemo Treatment Today

      The location that I go to see my hemotology onco and receive weekly carboplatin is moving into a much larger facility on Dec 2nd.... great for them as they will have more space for all they do there i…
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      6 comments
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      Started by osmotar
      Most recent by jtl
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "pascotty"

      Hiya

      Hi everyone. Just wanted to say hi. 2 years 1 month and getting more amazing by the day. Have put some weight back on. Loving food again (except chocolate). Loving life and it's almost like this all h…
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      9 comments
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      Started by pascotty
      Most recent by jim and i
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Hondo"

      9 Years Ago this week

      Wow my Wife and I was setting this morning and remembered that is was 9 years ago this week that we got the new of my cancer. I went to see my ENT about problems with my ear being full of liquid, also…
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      16 comments
      0 point
      Started by Hondo
      Most recent by Skiffin16
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "osmotar"

      12 down - 27 more to go

      Tomorrow I will be 1/3 of the way thru my rad treatments...not so bad so far. I see the rad doc every wed and he says I am doing well, keeping my weight, my mouth is a little sore, but no sores, the r…
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      16 comments
      0 point
      Started by osmotar
      Most recent by osmotar
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "jeepman"

      Neck dissection complete

      Hello everyone, Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have been bust getting back to my new normal. My neck dissection is complete now and the pathology came back negative: no surviving cancer, thanks …
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      16 comments
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      Started by jeepman
      Most recent by jeepman
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Raes1"

      I saw your comment on HPV

      I just stumbled on this website tonite.. But was interested in your statement about public health agencies being aware, or not being aware, of the % of men exposed to HPV and contracting SSC. I may ha…
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      19 comments
      0 point
      Started by Raes1
      Most recent by Whosoever
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "crashley87"

      My 90 y/o grandmother.

      Hello all, I am writing to hopefully get some answers. I am looking after my 90 year old grandmother that has a cancerous tumor in her parotid gland & 1 lymph node. She has been healthy up until about…
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      6 comments
      0 point
      Started by crashley87
      Most recent by tesa
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "ratface"

      Physical anomalies, what you know now that you didn't know then?

      The journey through treatment and post treatment has been an education of the intricate workings within. I would venture a guess that everyone has weird physical quirks in their anatomy but were unawa…
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      6 comments
      0 point
      Started by ratface
      Most recent by longtermsurvivor
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "buzz99"

      Jugular Vein Blood Clot

      Has anyone had the experience of developing a blood clot in the jugular vein? The Medical Oncologist states that it is associated with the port. The port catheter does not sit in the jugular vein but …
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      4 comments
      0 point
      Started by buzz99
      Most recent by buzz99
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "dennis318"

      I need someone with a paralyzed larnyx, and throat cancer to answer some questions?

      I just came from the docs today, good news the cancer is gone, and he said it looks permanetly gone...the bad side, he has it in his head I need to have a trach or somesort of airwave in my throat for…
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      1 comments
      0 point
      Started by dennis318
      Most recent by fisrpotpe
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Jan Trinks"

      Checking In

      Hi all: Basketcase checking in here! Got back from NC on Sat. afternoon. Had a good time. Got my in-laws tree up and decorated for them. It was so............pretty driving up and back with the leaves…
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      5 comments
      0 point
      Started by Jan Trinks
      Most recent by Hondo
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "meja"

      What is the best time to do a PET/ CT scan after the last Radiation treatment.

      can someone tell me what is the best time two months three months ,six months, Myself i did a CT scan 8 week post treatment, and their was a residual tumor of 30mm by 27mm ON MY LEFT PNS, should i res…
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      14 comments
      0 point
      Started by meja
      Most recent by olybee
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "jim and i"

      PET not clear

      Well the stress goes on. The PET shows the lymph nodes are clear but there is something still at tumor site, scar tissue, inflamation, cancer? doctor is not sure. He will do another PET in 3 months. T…
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      22 comments
      0 point
      Started by jim and i
      Most recent by olybee
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Skiffin16"

      USMC - 236th Birthday

      Just wanted to wish my Marine Corps Brothers a Happy 236th Birthday. Proud to have served, and proud for all of the others that have gone before and after me... John SGT, USMC ~ 1973 - 1977
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      15 comments
      0 point
      Started by Skiffin16
      Most recent by Hondo
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Tanveer"

      Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma

      Respected Sir/Madam. My father is 61 yrs old. He had cancer in right lateral border of tongue (T1 lesion) and doctor has done wide glossectomy(T size: 1*1*0.9cm) on 15 March'11. Then in August right l…
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      16 comments
      0 point
      Started by Tanveer
      Most recent by Tanveer
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "staceya"

      Cholesterol lowering meds...what are your thoughts and experiences...OR..if I was a bowler these num

      Well...my cholesterol is 270 (total) and it has been high for years... (6 months of custards and ensure didn't help) and per my doctor if you throw in a bit of potential radiation induced carotid vess…
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      10 comments
      0 point
      Started by staceya
      Most recent by buzz99
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "robert77dr"

      Bad sore throat ??

      What is good for severe sore throat pain? I have dry mouth very bad and use biotene spray and jell. But my throat gets very sore and painful has anyone found any kind of spray to use?
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      5 comments
      0 point
      Started by robert77dr
      Most recent by MarineE5
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "akbear49"

      Better Days

      Hi All Its been a while since I've made any contribution. I felt kind of bad that I'm doing so well and others are having such a tough time but I want to let you all know that there is a light at the …
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      7 comments
      0 point
      Started by akbear49
      Most recent by Hondo
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "ac"

      How to sleep with thick mucus?

      The post treatment thick mucus is now making me really miserable. This is much worse than during treatments. How long does this last? I can no longer swallow my saliva because the thick mucus is makin…
      152 views
      14 comments
      0 point
      Started by ac
      Most recent by Hondo
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Patti678"

      Modified radical neck dissection issues for an athlete

      I had cancer in my thyroid and neck and had a thyroidectomy and modified lateral neck dissection on Sept 6, 2011. He removed 59 lymph nodes and 4 of them had cancer. I am a triathlete and was training…
      225 views
      36 comments
      0 point
      Started by Patti678
      Most recent by Hondo
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Hondo"

      Giving-up

      Do you ever feel like giving up? Sometimes I know that I do when the side effects just keep coming and it seems like there is no hope in site. Today I realize something that I guess I had forgotten an…
      13 views
      61 comments
      0 point
      Started by Hondo
      Most recent by Hondo
      Head and Neck Cancer
    • User: "Husker Fan"

      Treatment is done!!!

      Thank you everyone for all of your help and encouragement. After the Trans Oral Robotic Surgery (TORS), neck dissection, and 30 radiation treatments, I am sitting back and waiting for the radiation to…
      11 views
      28 comments
      0 point
      Started by Husker Fan
      Most recent by Hondo
      Head and Neck Cancer
     

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