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Need help dealing with sleeping
Hello Everyone, I am having a terrible time getting enough sleep every day and night. I have NPC cancer. I am 43 yrs old and just finshed radiation 3 weeks ago. My nose is clogged and my throat hurts which makes me cough alot. I can swallow water just fine. But when I want to sleep I can't because my nasal passage is not…
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No Saliva for Papa
After treatment for cnacer, my grnadfather can not produce any saliva. He has lost a ton of weight but it doing ok. For christmas i bought him a cookbook (well sort of) for pureed food. However, even pureed food is a little too thick. He mostly eats broth, ensure, and milkshakes. He even has to wash down the ensure with…
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depression
I am a year and a half out and man am I down...can't seem to pull myself out of this deep deep depression...no one seems to understand.....any one else having such a struggle?
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my story
I had neck disection surgery in December for cancer. I have posted some of the operation pictures and my story on my web page, www.outdoortexan.com . I also am trying to get into as many places as I can to educate people on smokeless tobacco.
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MY HUSBAND
Hi, My name is Ferne and my husband was diagnosed with esophagus cancer in March of 2004. He underwent chemo/radiation/surgery and as of now is cancer free. It is so scary worrying that it will show back up somewhere else! He has had some problems with his sugar lately, so we are getting that checked out. It is so hard to…
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survived for the 5th year
well, i would like to meet and make friends, have been lonely, and need a normal life back now. and would like to answer any question on chemo/radiation from my own experiences. come on, ask me, or at least be my friend.
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nasopharynx cancer
i'm 19 and i've recently been diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer. i'm starting radiation and chemo next week for 7 weeks. and then more chemo after. i guess i wonder what it will be like. what about fertility issues? they're recommending i take lupron to shut down my ovaries. has anyone taken that? they also said i could…
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Pain
Now that I am starting to heal after they replaced my jaw, I am in so much pain;still taking lotrel. Any suggestions?
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Hello, My husband has been diagnosed with SCC at the base of tongue and it has spread to one lymph node on the right. You all sound so brave - I am so scared for him... Yesterday we met with the tumor board and got quite morbid statistics as to the survival rate. The doctors advised against an operation on the back of…
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Erbitux and Tarceva rash help is here
I know there is a physician in Chicago that is becoming very well known at Northwestern hospital that specializes in the treatment of these rashes. He leads the research and the special clinic there called the SERIES clinic that treats these reactions.... Call or e mail him asap His contact information is below: Mario E…
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When it rains, it pours
I can hardly believe this is happening. We lost my mother-in-law to lung cancer in December, now I find out my father has esophageal cancer. We don't know what stage he's at yet. He has appointments next week with both an oncologist and a surgeon. Everything I've read on the web scares me to death. This cancer sounds very…
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neck disection
Anyone have any ideas as how to loosen my neck up after disection? I had the surgery 2 weeks ago due to mandibular cancer. Thanks!!
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donnie is doing okay
My husband Donnie went for his checkup (He finished all the chemo/radiation 2/27) and the doctor was so pleased with him. No bad side effects and getting ready to do physical therapy on his stomach soon. He has the G-tube but rarely used it. His throat was very sore but to swallow it hurt but he kept on. The week after all…
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God Has Blessed Us All!!
Hi, to those who do not know me I was diagnosed May of 2003, squamous cell carcinoma of the tonuge, stage 2. I just want to express my Blessings to each and everyone in this group. As I sit back and read the stories and the journeys that each one had been on, I have gained so much strength from all of you. I just want to…
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excessive mucous after radiation
My husband suffers from thick, stringy mucous. He received 38 treatments of radiation, 3 years ago, for tumor under his tongue. He has a feeding tube because he is enabled to swallow. He uses a suction machine all day and throughout the night to help get a short time of relief, but it begins again. He has used many…
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Hypercondriac?
Hey, i'm 17 i have no history of cancer in the family, i have a slightly tight throat which has been like this for a couple years now, but i have no diffuculty breathing, swallowing or eating, i have no lumps on the throat or neck and i do have a cough which comes and goes periodically and i am prone to ear infections…
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Mom just diagnosed, need help please!
I've been reading all the posts and I just want to thank you all for posting your experiences and advice - you all sound so amazingly strong. My mum was diagnosed with cancer of the pharynx last week, and unfortunately she's had the symptoms time, the tumour in her throat is 12 cm. She is stage 3, with no signs of it in…
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recovery
My husband finished 8 weeks of radiation with once weekly chemo the first week in December. He was diagnosed with a tumor on the base of his tongue and one lymph node involvment at the end of August. He has feeding tube and din't lose much weight. He still cannot eat, however. Around the first of January he developed a…
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Could it be?
Hello! I am a 30 year old mother of 3 beautiful, wonderful children, and hoping to add one more before our family is complete. I was diagnosed w/GERD in '97-'98, and have taken several different prescribed meds for it since. The meds have changed from time to time because I have been pregnant or nursing a child for all but…
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new and questions
Hey all! I'm new to the group. I finished up my treatments (35 IMRT radiation and 3 6 hour bouts with cisplatin) for cancer of the right tonsil and upper palate (T3N1M0) in January of 2005 I never had a feeding tube and consequently lost 40 of the 160 pounds that I carried on my frame. I've since gained back 10 pounds but…
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HRT and radiation - please help!
Ladies, or anyone - my mom is about to go through 7 weeks of radiation for cancer of the pharynx (stage 3), please does anyone have any information on radiation and hormone replacement therapy? Should she still be taking this? Is it safe to keep using it? Please help! Sandra
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phlegm in the neck after radiation
tamy wife has nasopharyngeal cancer and is cured 8 months ago. But there is a lot of phlegm around the neck, the phlegm is not in the airway or throat, it seems to be in between the glands. She has a very very hard time to suck it out but it formed back right away in minute. Sometime the phlegm moved to the back of her…
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Tumors in the sinus - Symptoms
A mass was discovered in my right sphenoid sinus and I'll be going into surgery soon to get it removed and a diagnosis of what it is. The ENT listened to my description of my symptoms and does not think they are related to this mass. As I read about all the other important structures in this vicinity, I can't help but…
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Could it be throat cancer?
Hi! I am new to this site and need some advice. I am a music teacher that had nodules 20 years ago and has fought horseness alot. Last week I went for my yearly physical and my doctor noticed my change in voice. She also noticed some lymph nodes swollen alittle. I told her that I had had sore throats off and on and one…
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Dentures
Has anyone had any success with Medicare, or even a state agency (I'm in Texas) regarding pulling teeth/getting dentures from radiation after cancer? Medicare paid for 5 teeth pulled before my cancer operation, but I haven't been able to get any additional information for this stage. P. French
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Obturator and other challenges.....
I've been without an obturator for the past couple of years. Sinus cancer took half my hard and soft palates in 2002. The first prosthesis no longer fit after my tissues shrunk following surgery. In the meantime, I've been using a feeding tube since I have not been able to swallow since May 2003. Although I still have some…
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Eating Suggestions Booklet to help others
I am interested in writing a small booklet to distribute to head and neck cancer patients, survivors and for those with special eating situations....which would entail words of encouragement, recipes, and ideas for new head and neck cancer patients in the area. Being a head and neck survivor, I know the challenges we all…
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Throat Cancer
My 66 year old brother is currently undergoing radiation treatments. He had small tumors on his vocal cords and in the back of his mouth which were removed surgically in September. His throat is very painful and he can't eat or drink anything. He had a tube inserted in his stomach last week. He was dehydrated and had lost…
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Vascular disease caused by radiation treatment of neck cancer.
I'm a 6 year survivor of squamous cell carcinoma of the left neck with unknown primary. Treatment involved boo-coo radiation and chemo as well as a radical neck disection. Recently I've come up with a new way to get attention. In the last several weeks I'm told I've had a total of 5 strokes. Vetebral arteries in the back…
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Coughing
Ed has had chemotherapy and is now taking 23 sessions of radiation to get rid of the tumor in his esophagus. He's unable to have surgery because of rheumotoid arthritis in his lungs. He has heavy coughing spells which is really wearing him down besides the burning in his esophagus. Anyone else with this problem and any…