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has anyone just had surgery for mouth cancer
hi my husband has floor of the mouth cancer on the 10th of may he has his op which means he has to have all lower teeth removed the floor of his mouth base of his tongue and part of his jaw bone chipped away he said it is the same op as what is used for tongue cancer with flap built only more work we have had 2 opinions…
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"The Silver Tongued Devil"
(Kris Kristofferson reference) I have been wrestling with ways to eliminate trolls from this site (even though I am not being paid to do so, and so must just be a total nerd). I thought of a number of techno items (and passed these on), but they don't work with creeps. Creeps are like cockroaches and they just multiply.…
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B9
Got the other 5% Friday. All clear B9 NED!!!!! The doc get's his red Porsche. Best to all!!!! Steve
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bleeding in track
Hi my husband had to go to the emergency room this morning because he started bleeding from his track. They took X-rays and did blood work but they said that they could not tell where the bleeding was coming from. They said that we should go Monday to the ENT AND let him look at my husband. Just wondered if this has…
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what induction chemos did you use and which is better induction followed by chemo/radiation or just
My mom has stage 4a base of tongue cancer with metastis to bilateral neck nodes...the oncologist said that she dould go with chemo induction with cisplatin taxotore and fu 5 and then get 7 weeks of radiation with carboplastin chemo at beginning middle and end of rads or just go high dose cisplatin with rad...she said there…
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Alabama
Not cancer but I just drove through some of the areas hit by the tornado (this one was just an EF3)and it really is bad. Pray for them and send help if you can.
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is a feeding tube that goes up ure nose called a peg tube
my husband undergoes surgery on the 10th may he has to have flap rebuilt and floor of the mouth removed nurse told us he will have a feeding tube for a few weeks is this a peg tube she said it will go up his nose any info please
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Jeepman's wife
Hi everyone! First, I would like to say thank you to all for the posts....since receiving our "news" yesterday morning I have been frantically researching on the net. Michael and I are very positive about all this....but still walking on eggshells about what we are about to go thru. It is so good to read all the success…
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Home from NC Again!
Hi all: Basketcase checking in here! I got back home from NC on Thurs. Went up on the 10th so I could ride herd on Charlie's folks while my brother-in-law got settled in his new job and out of the world of unemployment. I had a great time and they let me bring both Rowdy and Sammy so I was glad of that especially with the…
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knot on my tongue again
I noticed a knot on my tongue Saturday and by Friday it had doubled went to the doctor on Friday and my doctor was in surgery they called him and he said send me a picture so the took a picture and sent it to his phone and he told them to biopsy it. They biopsed the wrong part. They biopsed beside the knot. I did not…
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"Please don't tell me how the story ends"
(Kris Kristofferson/Rita Coolidge reference) I have been having some back and forths with my nurses and whomevers, the ladies who call you back to say they don't know the answers but will put you through to someone who does and who then turns out to be an answering machine. I do know, now, that my surgery is out-patient,…
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90 day scan results--Clean
Thank you everyone for your prayers and support. Although I do not write alot on csn i do read all the time and i am moved by the support of everyone. I was diagnosed with stage 4 scc of tonsils 10/20/10. Had tonsils removed 11/01/10 and started radiation and chemo on 12/13/2010 at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NJ. Finished…
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Is this a radiation side effect?
So i have been done with radiation for about 9 months now. I go to get a follow up PET on Wednesday, but what's worrying me is my tongue. I was originally diagnosed with nasal pharyngeal carcinoma but i have been told that it looks all clear at the moment. My tongue however has sore spots on the base of it. The doctor has…
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"A Kodiak-looking fellow, about seven feet tall"
(Jimmy Buffett reference) During what was a busy week for me these days, especially when the week is only two days old, I went in for a CT scan one day, and on that very day was directed as well to get some blood work done. Whoo! I was worn out. That should be the end of my week, eh? GastroPod (aka GI Joe) wanted me in his…
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Michael Douglas!
Apparently he is on Oprah today! Just saying!
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G tube questions
A few weeks ago I had a G-tube put because it was getting to difficult to swallow. I had an open surgical procedure because the PEG tube insertion was unsuccessful. I am 4 weeks out and the incision is healed up well but I still have a lot of discomfort around the tube. It is a large tube (24 French) and is held in with…
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Just got my biopsy results today
I received my news today that the biopsy was, infact, cancer. Squamos cell carcinoma in a right Lymph node on my neck, unknown primary. My wife and I are speechless. I am in great shape and only 41, we just dont get it. We start my treatment at Chapel Hill, NC cancer hospital on 2 May 2011. I will pray for all of you guys…
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Can someone help elaborate on what to expect???
My father goes in for surgery May 5th and ultimately he is terrified. He is getting 4 or 5 lymph nodes taken out of his neck. In addition to that he is getting his tonsils out at the same time to complicate things even more when it comes to eating. Has anyone here had both the neck surgery and their tonsild removed at the…
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SECOND HAND SMOKE EXPOSURE
I have employees who smoke, and can only smoke in a large area, (10,000 sq ft warehouse) My office is 50-75 ft away from where they smoke. If I can smell it,should I be concerned? If I have to go out where they are smoking, I stand 15-20 ft away. Any thoughts?? Best!! Mike
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half way check up
My husband went to rads today and the first words from his doctors mouth was "awesome" The tumor is shrinking and looking good so far.. I really needed some good news today!!!!
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we are so confused...went to mayo for 2nd opinion
We are at mayo getting my moms 2nd opinion. The drs at home said that my moms stage 4a base of tongue cancer with mets to bilateral nodes (a couple measuring 2Cm) was treatable even curable. The primary tumor according to home is 5cmx4cmx2cm. Our 1st appt at MAYO was with the oncologist who said that it was treatable even…
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Another all clear, well kinda, the sequel
Well had the biopsies done yesterday and ENT man says it is b9. Or, with a big smile on his face the actual prognosis was, 95% sure. Go to see him Friday to get that other 5%. So, sounds good to me. NED! Steve
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Hondo up-date
Hi Family Just a little up-date on how I have been doing for the passed few Months. It looks like I finally got rid of that sinus infection that has been hurting me for the passed 8 Months; I am feeling good and having very light headaches now. In March my PET scan came back with a spot lit up as another possible recurring…
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"Just keep me wondering' "
(Allman Brothers Band reference) GastroPod ran me off to a joint that could do some blood work, so he would have it at 11AM for our meeting. If things weren't scary before, they aren't now. So what? Um, I DID buy two cases of beer today and intend to enjoy them completely, so bear with me or not. Thing is, when I went in…
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"Monday, Monday, can't trust that day" (the sequel)
(The Mamas and the Papas reference) I highly recommend not answering the phone on Monday. I answered the phone on Monday. (I seldom take my own advice.) It was GastroPod! Wow! Within an hour of arriving home from CATScanDu, here was GastroPod on the phone. That is a rather worrisome development to me. Perhaps I have been…
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Clean scan after surgery for tongue cancer, but now canker sore problem
Hi, everyone. I haven't been on here for a while, but I truly hope you are all well. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. I had my first scan after surgery/radiation for my tongue cancer on April 12 and it came back clean. I was so excited and as soon as I got the news, I decided I would go back to work this week. But…
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Yet Another All Clear
My Husband finished 7 weeks of Chemo and Radiation the middle of Jan. and had his 1st scan on Fri. and it was ALL CLEAR ! Needless to say we are doing the happy dance right now. I want to thank all of you wonderful people for your all of the information that you give so freely. I didnt post much but was on here daily…
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One Year Ago
Well, three days from today will mark the first anniversary of that dreaded phone call when the nurse said "Roger, you have cancer in your parotid gland". I don't think I will ever forget that phone call. It was much worse than the one I received almost exactly one year prior to that when the Doc said "Roger you have a…
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switched from cispaltin to taxil and carboplatin
Well we went for our 2nd round of chemo and his kidney levels are to low. At first they said he would get half the dosage and then changed their mind completely. He will be having the tax and carbo for the next 2 weeks and then they will see if he can get his last dose in cisplatin. So frustrated my husband is 4A and he…
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It was shrinking...
My hubby's tumor really shrunk after the first round of chemo, second round coming up in 6 days. The tumor is getting larger again, I noticed the other day and he noticed after shaving this morning. Is this normal, does it mean the chemo isn't working? He feels good this week though, he was able to work a full day…