head and neck radiation therapy. options?

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  • JGE
    JGE Member Posts: 51
    #42
    carolinagirl67 said:

    Life is good
    Hello Everyone,

    JGE is so right and very well said. My husband is almost done with treatment. He has only 12 rads left and one more chemo. I am ready for our "new normal" and I am willing to take anything as long as we are together and happy. We both have a new outlook on life. I take it all in. When I run into people in stores or various places and they are in a bad mood I just think, "you never really know what's going on in their life". I know how you feel Alex about all the appointments and scheduling. It is exhausting but it brings you one day closer to getting better and getting your life back. JK-Duck!

    Peace be with you all.
    Donna

    All on the same page
    When given lemons, make lemonade!

    I have searched and searched for an explaination as to why this happened to me. I have found no answers. Rather than continue my search I simply accept the fact that I needed a kick in the ars to let me know that I wasn't getting "it". Now I have the opportunity to get so much more out of the rest of my life. Now I have no excuse for not seeing the bigger picture.

    Funny though, I am surprised at how difficult it is to change the way you have been for years. Takes a while to change but change for the better is worth it! I would rather have half as many years with my new perspective than with the old.

    And you guys thought cancer was a bad thing. :)
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  • kambrose88
    kambrose88 Member Posts: 1
    #44
    You should freakout!!!!!
    Sorry to be so blunt Alex but you just said everything i thought also. I call the treatment barbaric (and this is kind). The hell you speak of will probably be for real and here's the kicker. it may all be for naught. I opted for the scaled back treatment, but the doctor started doing what he wanted to do (carpet bombing) but i call it search for a needle in a haystack approach. They called it "Areas of risk"
    Alex you have to personally make these decisions yourself. Dont try to make them in the presence of the doctors because they will absolutely convince you to do it their way. take your time and decide what Alex wants.

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