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Head and Neck Cancer

New at this. Just diagnosed w/base of tongue squamouse cell.
Have been reading everyone's posts since finding this site. I have found all very helpful. Found pennyn14 post first and read everything from everyone.Most of her questions were mine.My wife,Ruth, was scared to death,but after reading the posts in June, ending on the 21st she felt a lot better as did I. Soccerfreaks you're…
I just got my treatment plan and I'm scared - need your encouragement
I just received all the info about what my treatment will be and to say the least I'm very apprehensive as I will need the "dreaded mask" that I've read about and seen pictures of. My Dr. told me that one of my cancers alone would be bad enough but having both at once is very serious. I have squamous cell larynx and non…
6 more days to go !!
Hi everyone, just keep posting that i still doing fine so far ,and have 6 more days to complete my 35 tx of radiation.I lost so far 12 pounds so the weight is been going down gradually and healthy as i planned even that i was in the need of losing some pounds in order to control my b/p too. I experiencing some sores total…
New and glad I joined
I'm a new member thanks to my best friend searching websites to help give me some support. In January 2009, I was diagnosed with tongue, lympth nodes in the neck and a place on my lung. It is called small cell squamous cell cancer stage 4. Needless to say, I am a nervous wreck. My entire life has changed and I hate it. I…
Rash and tenderness from feeding tube??
I hope someone can help me with my concerns about my feeding tube as I don't want to be the type of patient who calls their doctor with a million questions everyday :) I had a feeding tube put in on Tuesday, June 9th and everything seemed fine. Yesterday while I was doing my daily cleaning of the tube and stoma (sp?) I…
g tube
just wondering when you get the tube if you are in a great deal of painthe day it is done doc told hubby it would be tender for a couple of days and he is in alot of pain says he has to push next to where the tube is to ease the pain they didnt send him home with a script for pain meds not eating and they wonder why they…
I Can do it - had my mask made today and I survived LOL
Hi everyone, I just wanted to brag about how well I did today when they made my mask. It took them 3 tries to get it right, mine will be down over my shoulders also. The only part I really hated was when they placed the straps on my wrists and then looped the cord under my feet so it would pull my shoulders down. Felt like…
chat room
does anyone know how to get to the chat rooms? it tells me it will load moment if not hit the connect button at the bottom there is no button on my screen thanks
Tonsil Cancer
My mother was just diagnosed w/ Stage 2 tonsil cancer. She is reluctantly having the peg put in -- but her doctor wants to relocated her salavary glands to try to preserve them. In researching the procedure I see it is experimental; however, I don't see where she has anything to lose by trying it. If ti works and saves a…
Stage 4A but primary site not found?
My husband had head and neck cancer stage 4a, but the doctors could not find exactly where the cancer started. We were at one of the best Chicago hospitals with excellent doctors, whom we have much faith in. Husband was diagnosed based on the lymph node involvement in his neck. Two of the three nodes in the neck were…
Husband just got results from ct scan - fabulous
Just wanted to share with everyone out there that we got the results from my husband's first ct scan since he completed inductive chemo and imrt radiation. The radiation oncologist said there was no evidence of residual tumor and it looked fabulous. He returned to work this week after being off for 6 months. He's taking it…
squamous cell:does anyone know how aggresive this cancer is?
I really want to know if this type of cancer is fast or slow growing and I cannot seem to find the answer.I would appreciate any input! Susanne
Side effects from chemo & radiation?
My husband has Stage IVa SCC of the left tonsil and lymph nodes. He had surgery to remove both 2 weeks ago, and now has been prescribed 8 weeks of chemo (carboplatin & taxol) and 8 weeks of radiation and chemo. From what I have heard from the oncologist is that it is not the day of the treatments that you feel terrible but…
Grandpa just diagnosed, Stage IVa - radiation questions, etc
Hello, My Grandpa was recently diagnosed Stage IVa SCC occult primary. He starts radiation in a few weeks, but first has to have some teeth pulled. I want to send him a care package with products that will be helpful during radiation. He will do a radiation / chemo combo. What products can I send him? I have read about…
HOW LONG RAD KEEPS GOING.
I think someone wrote about this before but i lost the comments. I have 3 more weeks to go at 70gy x5 days weekly of Rad ,i will be done by June 30th and so far the sideffect are not keeping me from working or doing the daily living activities ,plus takecare my husband .Can anyone tell me how long it take so i can start…
3rd week into radiation.
Hello everyone ,here iam going into my 3rd week of radiation after the small tumor removal in my soft palate.I stared experiencing already some sores that due to the lost of feeling in my left palate after surgery can't feel any pain ,i only have one near my throat that it burn when i drink or eat, in 3 weeks i lost 6…
G TUBE LEAKAGE
I keep a 4 x 4 gauze under my husbands g tube disk and this moring when I got ready to clean the opening and put on a new piece of gauze I noticed it was damp. This noon when I was flushing out his tube with water before giving him formula I noticed some water came out of the stomach opening. Then when I started with the…
MOUTH WASH FOR RAD SORES.
I hear it is a MAGIC MOUTH WASH for the rad sores, i used novacaine 5% and it work but iam tired of ,,is any good refreshin , mouth wash anyone recomend. Thanks
Wisdom teeth pulled before radiation?
My husband met with the cancer dentist, and he has advised him to get all 4 of his wisdom teeth pulled before he does radiation because they could cause problems during treatment. The dentist said he doesnt have to get this done before the chemo (which starts next week) but before radiation. Has anyone else been advised to…
recurring nasopharngeal cancer
hello, wanted to know info on anyone having this cancer come back. I was diagnosed in nov o6 with naso cancer stage 4. did the typical 36 rads with 6 rounds of chemo. just recently had a annual ct scan that had something suspect. went in for biopsy came back positive. I'm 2 years post treatment. I just started to…
features of moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma
Hi All, I have a problem in my thorat for which doctor said there is some muscle growth and refer to do biopsy. The biopsy result was "moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma". Could anybody suggest what it is and what to do next??
Laryngectomy
My significant other is scheduled to have a partial laryngectomy next week with the top surgeon at the University of Penna. He is terrified and now wants a 2nd opinion. He went through 8 weeks of chemo and radiation ending last November but a recent larynoscopy and biopsy showed the cancer was still there, although a PET…
mom had long battle with squamous cell carcinoma now gone and i need to vent and need support
didnt know where to turn to but am having some hard times without my mom best friend. Sadly she died on Aug 18th from Squamous stage 4 cancer at the young age of 58. In Feb 07 she was diagnosed with T2N2CMo stage IV cancer went through extensive radiation she was severly burned after 6 wks of treatments and we had to stop…
Throat Cancer
My husband is being treated for stage 3T throat cancer. Has had 6 weeks of chemo and 2 weeks of radiation. All was going ok until his food started tasting like metal and then the blisters/sores started. Does anyone know what to offer him to eat that wouldn't taste like metal. He doesn't want the feeding tube but still has…
How long did you have pain from tonsilectomy?
My husband had his right tonsil removed 10 days ago and the pain is still pretty severe. It seems like he has a good day of lesser pain and then it comes back the next day full force... How long does this healing take, how long were you in pain after surgery? Thanks for any info.
Mucositis won't go away after treatment
I am writing as my husbands advocate (again and still!). He was diagnosed with scc last Sept and started 7 wks radiation and 3 chemo treatments that finished on 2/22 (yeah!). The dr's insisted on a j-peg before he started which has been a real blessing throughout as he's suffered a huge case of mucositis which the dr's…
hungry every 3 hrs
I am in my first week of treatment for stage II nasopharynx cancer. The treatment, I believe, is standard (Cisplatin on days 1, 23 and 44) and IMRT radiation 5x week. I was told that it's hard to eat during treatment for various reasons. However, I was not given a peg tube. Although I experienced a lot of nausea in the…
Squamous Cell carcinoma letter to sam , very agressive ??
We were told when my husband was diagnosed with Squamous cell that it is very agressive , and I would believe that ,I swear to you that every time I looked into his mouth , that the cancer was bigger ..It is not a cancer to fool around with , he had it in Oct 2004 in the nsoft palate , right tonsil and 1 lymph node, 35…
New here, what questions do I need to ask the doctors?
My husband (46yo) found some lumps in his neck while shaving about a month ago. He had several lymph nodes and his right tonsil removed last Thursday. Was able to do a frozen biopsy of the nodes during surgery which the ENT called squamos cell carcinoma. He believes the origin of the cancer is the tonsil, but we will not…
I'm a 1 1/2 year survivor.
You guys probably know the story: I went to the doctor with a chronic sore throat, was referred to E.N.T., who referred me to Oncology. They quickly put me on radiation (five days/wk for six weeks) and chemo (I.V., four times over the same six weeks). It had progressed to Stage IV, but they seem to have found and treated…

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