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hospital again
Jim is back in the hospital, left side of the face and ear area is swollen. It looks like a baseball under the skin. They think it is an infection. I am so stressed I can't control the tears. Jim has turned into Mr Hyde and is angry with everyone. He has given up. I want my sweet gentle husband back. Please pray for us…
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Hand Pain
I have had chemo and radiation in Oct 2010. Now i am having severe pain in my hands. From 1 to 10 its about a 8. It might be arthritus because i have that in my back and neck except not this bad. Could this be a side effect from radiation? Its so bad i have to take my pain meds out the night before because i can not work…
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Chefdaddy just called me.
I just spoke to Mike, and he asked me to do a post and update everyone. He is at the hospital with his son. They have given all his options, and they had him chose what he wanted to do. If he did nothing, they figure 1.5 - 2 weeks is all he would have. Doing a low dose of chemo, to try and spare his liver, may buy him a…
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How about gerd and treatment?
I have GERD and have bad reactions to dairy products, Before I was diagnosed they had me on Cipro and Steroids, I had such bad GERD that I was beside myself with the pain of acid in my esophogus...When I have my treatment and have the feeding tube in, what will it do to my GERD? I am worried because lately I have had more…
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Thyroid FNA
Hi all, just wondering if anyone has any knowledge on the accuracy of FNA for diagnosing papillary cancer?
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Prayer Request
Hi all: I need to you to add my best friend's former boss/co-worker to your prayer lists. He was dx with esopophgeal cancer and had surgery last July which was successful has been thru rads/chemo and has just recently found out that it has recurred; not good;mets to lungs; been given 6 months to a year. My friends of…
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Birthday
Hi all: Thought I'd check in before I take off to Chatt. to pick up niece and sister and then we head for the mtns. for three days! Yesterday was mine and Charlie's birthday. Another first. It was rough off and on but all in all had a good one. Went to Bible Study and they sang Happy Birthday to me. Then went to…
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Hur ting And Scared
My doctors continue to struggle to help me with the bad ear/jaw/throat pain that I have been having. Last week, I had a biopsy of my cheek and they took a bunch of blood for various tests but I haven't heard about those yet. The one I am really scared of is the upcoming PET/CT. My ENT moved up the date on this about three…
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Recovery length
I've been treated for throat cancer with radiation and chemotherapy. My treatments ended in March, it's now the end of July and I still haven't returned to work. I still am fatigued and have been getting very depressed. I feel that going to work will help me in that it will make my life more normal and give me something to…
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putting off surgery by 2 weeks?
My husband was recently diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma on his tongue. He just had the neck dissection and is healing nicely. Originally the doc wanted to do surgery on his tongue one week later. My husband would like a few days to eat normal foods and enjoy the pain relief that his recent surgery brings. Next…
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ENT today and throat scope.
Today my husband visited with his ENT today and they did a throat scope and they said everything looked good, felt around his throat and they felt no lumps. They are pretty optimistic that he is going to have a good outcome from this beast. We will have our pet scan on August 26th.
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Metastasis to pelvic region
I wrote back in June that the docs suspected tumors in the bone of my husbands hip and you were all great to tell me not to panic. Well the biopsy came back as squamous cell carcinoma so confirmed our fear of recurrence. It recurred only six weeks after treatment ended. We are now beginning a new cocktail of chemo that…
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PET Scan This Morning
Well today is the day..... My 2nd annual post treatment PET is scheduled for 08:30 this morning 25July. Wish me luck, and keep me in your thoughts and prayers today. Best, John
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Grouchy
When the radiation and chemo is all done and you have healed can you be grouchy and a pain in the neck to your family, my family is forever telling me I have changed, I think I have, I am now different, I think, but do not know what to do about it.
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Scared Mommy
I can't believe I'm writing on a CSN board. I'm a 37 year old mommy of 3 who was told on July 1st the cyst they removed from my vocal cord was cancer, squamiss cell they thought. This isn't the 1st thing I've had to fight & recover from, I am a recovering alcoholic/addict clean & sober for 1408 days. I am very involved in…
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falling down
We are in the kitchen cooking and my husband kinda woobles and says I am gonna fall. Next thing I know he is falling on the floor and falls back against our cabinet.It took him a minute to realize what happened. We got him up and in the room. He said he does not remember saying he is gonna fall. He said he has been light…
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Sweetblood ear progress
Haven't heard how your ear is doing, Sweetblood. Praying it has improved. Debbie
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Thick mucus
Does any one know how to wash or clean the mouth from mucus
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I am NED
I went to physical therapy and they would not treat me untill the doctor said that i was cancer free. Well he finally called physical therapy and gave them an all clear. So thats some good news.
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getting tough
Twenty-two rads down and it is getting tough on Jim and I am really worried about him. His jaw is very swollen, he has the beginning of thrush [started meds yeaterday], sleeps all the time and is very confused and disoriented. Yesterday afternoon he had disconnected the t tube to his PEG and left it open, the formula was…
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NED keeps coming around....
I know I don't post much on here but I do read posts daily and try to add my two cents here and there. For those that don't know, I'm a caregiver to Mike-he is also my life partner (maybe someday we'll get married-LOL). He is 13 months post treatment for Stage 4a Tonsil Cancer. I'm pleased to report that NED came around…
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FNA and Biopsy today
I just got done with my FNA and they did an actual biopsy too of my lymph node ( I didnt really know there was a difference). The doctor in radiology who did it told me he was able to extract about 6cc's or ml (i dont remember which) of fluid out which could mean just infection, but also pulled a good amount solid matter…
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9 MONTH EXAM AND SCOPE GETS ME ANOTHER NED
Good morning all. I just finished my physical exam and throat scope this morning and all is good. NED This puts me 9 months post treatment today. Now I can wait 85 days before I start the worring process all over again. Mike
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A great weekend
My hubby and I are having a great weekend. Yesterday, we shared a bowl of tomato soup and he had a few bites of a grilled cheese sammie, w/out the crust. The day before, he had some ramen noodles and 1/2 a turkey sammie. I am so happy for him, he is feeling great and is looking forward to having some meatloaf and gravy…
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SCC Tonsil Cancer Survivor ~12 years out.
Here is my story; http://www.freewebs.com/texan151 Use the scrollbar INSIDE the window on the right (NOT the browsers scrollbar)to see my pictures. Links to other pages (with scrollbars) appear as titles on the left side of the page. I have made peace with my creator and I have realized since this event that I am on *bonus…
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Chemo/steroids
Good morning everyone, I hope that everyone is enjoying their weekends as much as possible and keeping cool. My dad had his third round of chemo this week. He is a month out from rads. Due to the severe chemo related complications he had the previous 2 times, they wanted to wait until he had time to regain strength before…
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Pity Parth
Feel free to join me for a pity party. I was supposed to have a neck dissection today. When I arrived to register, I got some funny looks and was told that the doctor would come out to talk to me. I was hungry and looking forward to being knocked out, wanted to get this out of me. Doctor had a major emergency surgery that…
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what meats?
I am 7 months out from treatment (35 radiation treatments or the gift that keeps on giving as I like to say). My feeding tube came out on Friday...big day! My taste buds are back and working well. My question is this to all of you who have been down this road. There are certain foods I still have trouble with. I have had…
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tremors and shakes
OK here is another thing that is fresking me out. Jim now gets severe shakes/ tremors. He was having them a little in the hospital but they seem to be getting more frequent. I wonder if it is stress, anxiety, meds or nerve damage. Anyone del with this? Thanks Debbie
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14 down and feeling gross
Ugh.....and I am usually a very positive person..so this is super hard on me, as I want to feel happy and up all the time....but right now it seems impossible! I feel SO S I C K ! The dr gave me some diff naseau meds, I had iv fluid again today along with the stuff for thrush, drank 3 boosts today, but not really anything…