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A very funny comic
that our kids turned us on to. Copy and paste into browser. http://xkcd.com/933/ http://xkcd.com/931/ btw, if you let your mouse stay on these for a few seconds there is additional commentary. I hope you enjoy, Doug
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An update on my Father
Well, The last 7 weeks have been rough to say the least. My Father, Steve, has completed all of his radiation and chemo treatments and is on his way to recovery. It has been a very emotial time, with the hope of relief in sight. For the last 3 weeks, he has not been able to swallow a thing, not even pudding, so if there…
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Pegs or Nasogastro
just being lazy mentioned a lot on here were tubed i seem to recall Naso Gastric but wife who is an RN (Reg Nurse)is saying they would be PEGS and i am too lazy to read all the reports also it takes a long time to move around on this site. Ray ( The underdog LOL) PS No I am not as everyone says , lucky to be married to a…
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My appointment today.
Well, I went to my doctor today. I was a little irritated because he does not, in fact, 'do ears' any more and he was told I requested HIM specifically to see me. I told him that was not the case. That I was adamant that SOMEONE from ENT see me, because the first time I called I was told to go back to my PCP, and then when…
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Guess I wasn't meant to have a big tube
I was bragging not long ago about being able to select my big (26mm) feeding tube to replace the original. Well at 2:00 this morning I felt a bit of pain at the tube entry point and lo and behold the damned thing just fell out. Made a trip to the hospital to get a new one and they gave me a very short and limp 24 mm tube.…
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afraid of being fired
Since the CT scan and first appointment with my ENT and getting the initial "I think its cancer" from him, I have been a mess at work. I have since had my biopsy and confirmed. I have been in constant communications with my boss, who was recently promoted to that position as the prior manager took another position in the…
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thank you all
I dont know if anyone remembers me from several months ago. I am about ten weeks out of rads and had my first pet scan show the cancer is gone. I just wanted you all to know that i have stalked this sight throughout my treatment and have come here time and time again to reread your posts for encouragment. I dont think i…
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Onco visit
I have an appointment today with my onco, to go over the PET scan results from last week, this visit will also be where she tells me what my course of treatment will be, my nerves are on edge and I have to remind myself to take deep breaths. I've got my "35 questions" printed to take with me. A good friend is going along,…
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Checking In
Hi all: Made it thru mine and Charlie's birthday which was the 27th (remember we had the same birthday) It was rough at times but all in all was a good day. Went to bible study and they sang to me; then went to Build-A-Bear at the mall and made a Sammy dog (dachshund) and the girl there was talking to me and I asked if…
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1 Year PET Next Week
Hi Folks, Have my 1 year PET/CT scan coming up next Monday on the 8th. Actually my 1 Year 'anniversary' was yesterday and really, it seems much longer than 1 year now. The scan was scheduled for this week, but we have our annual golf tournament this weekend which is one of those things I had to skip last year and don't…
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Just could not go to radation today
Hard to swallow,can'nt eat and ready to throw the towel in.For some reason I,m up&down all night urnating--nurse said that when I had chemo that they add a chemical to flush your kidneys. Has anyone had this problem? This is only my 2nd wk. of cemo on Fri. & radation the other five days-does it get better or what--this 1st…
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma on the tongue
Wondering if there is anyone else out there in this situation. Family member had kidney transplant 15+ years ago. First cancer diagnosis was 3 years ago PTLD-post transplant lymphoprolifrative disorder. Cancer was on the gums. All immunosurpressent drugs were stopped, no kidney rejection. 2nd cancer diagnosis recently,…
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choking and suffocating feeling ! please help
Hi All Please advice if any one had to deal with this before. My husband had a neck dissection in mid of april where they removed lymp nodes. Since after his surgery he has constant choking feeling, pressure against his windpipe. He feels some one is strangling his throat all the time. Is it common to have to this kind of…
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RapidArc
Has anyone here had the RapidArc radiation treatment, my onco's web site has a short video on it, it appears to shorten the radiation treatment times. Thanks, Linda
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Week seven complete and so is treatment!
Hello all, I haven't been posting but every few weeks during treatment. I am happy to report that treatment is done now and I am working through recovery. I did end up with a feeding tube....just lost too much weight and need the tube to bounce back. I won't say that it was a cake walk, but VERY doable. I did't experience…
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Ear issue update.
Well, as some of you know, I have had an ear infection for two weeks, and despite going to my PCP three times, its not gotten any better, in fact it's worse. It just started with my left ear and now it's in both. I am on my 3rd different antibiotic, and when I saw the CRNP on Monday, she said they would call my ENT again,…
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Hi, I'm back and with 13 rads to go!
Sorry I haven't checked in lately, after getting my gtube in I was hospitalized for about 5days......I am back home now..... really tired and mostly getting all my nutrition/hydration through the tube. This Tuesday I have 13 rounds left....... Praying for everyone!
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Facial and neck lymphedema
Hello Everyone I am really learning a lot on this terrific website. In late January of this year I found out I had cancer. Primary is the base of tongue Stage 2. Metastisized to lymph nodes. I found a lump the size of a walnut at the top of my neck near my jawbone. That was found to be cancer, but not lymphoma. A PET scan…
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Scans during radiation for re-planning
Question for everybody. Has anyone had any scans half way through their radiation treatment for re-planning purposes and was it a worth while exercise? The reason I ask is, I start my 3rd week of radiation treatment tomorrow and I have also been booked in for an MRI and then CT scan the following day. The reason my…
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Doc says malignant
First, I hope everyone is doing well out there. I still pray for you all daily. Got my results in, and doc says it is cancer. He has scheduled me for surgery to remove my tonsils on 8/8/11. He said we need to also see if its spread. If it hasnt spread he can either do surgery to remove the lymph node which, with how large…
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falling down + low blood pressure = dehydration
We saw his rad doctor yesterday and they took his blood pressure and weight and he was at 98 over 62 with heart rate 76 (sitting). He asked the nurse when he should be concerned about the low blood pressure. So, she said stand up and lets take it again, it read 89 over 54 with a heart rate of 85. The rad docotr said it was…
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Check up tommorow
Well I go down to San Francisco tommorow for a check up, I have not had a PET scan done for this. I had one done in May wich was only 7 weeks after radiation stopped and it was not clear. I imagine she will put the camera up my nose and take a look. One thing that has changed is my voice keeps going out, I hope it is…
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Hi everyone. I have been reading your posts on this discussion board for the last couple of days. I find them to be very helpful and you are all so brave, strong and compassionate. I am looking to you all to help guide me through this incredibly scary time for me. Here is my story: I am a 39 year old mom of 2 and a step…
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Still here and still tired
Hi All! Been away for awhile but still here and thinking of everyone. Can anyone relate....I am 11 weeks out of rad treatment (35)(cancer of tonsil) and am still feeling very very tired. I think I am getting enough nutrition (PEG) but some times I swear I feel like I could just FALL OUT on the spot. I was not this tired a…
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Ear pain that hurts
Hello everyone, Connie is over 4 months now from last radiation treatment. In the last week she has experienced severe ear pain and I have heard a lot of people on this site say they have experienced it. She goes in for another CT scan in a little over 2 weeks. Is this normal or should we be more concerned, I don't know if…
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"But I can't help falling..." (for amdog64, a post of from way earlier this year)
(Elvis Presley reference) Here's how it goes: one day I am stepping over Dusty, the older of the two golden retrievers and the one who believes his job is to be in your way in whatever way he can be in your way, and he decides to rise, to move, as I am stepping over him. It turns out for at least one of us that this is not…
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Thankful today
Jim and I were talking on the way home from radiation today about how thankful we are that 1) He feels stronger today 2) He is back to his own personality today [no more Mr. Hyde] 3] He has only 13 more RADS to go 4] That so many people believe in prayer and are praying for him I thak God every day for this website and…
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An encouraging HELLO!! :D
Hi everyone! It has been quite some time since I have posted anything. Just a drop in note to gratefully say that I am doing so very well!!! I have been "cancer free" for just over a yr. and a half. I was quite a regular on this board. And you have no idea how much support I got and how I so very much appreciated EVERYONE!…
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Back again, for the moment
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted here, due to a combination of heavy workload (now over) and major health problems (only beginning). Being a journalist, albeit one who retired July 1, I’ll keep this brief. I wrapped up a 34-year career as a reporter and editor on the final day of Delaware’s legislative session,…
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I have just been diagnosed with Tonsil and Soft palate SCC
The surgeon just called me today after the exploratory last friday, he said there were contra indications about using the robotic surgery because, if he has to take more out then he sees now, he will destroy my soft palate and can't fix it...If he does the standard surgery he can rebuild what he destroys...He hasn't said…