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Gum to exersise the tounge

rarph123
rarph123 CSN Member Posts: 64
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
After weeks of using the tounge exersises that wife found on website she came home with sugarless gum (I really hate chewing gum) but tried it for several days and found that chewing really gave the tounge a work out, made the throat hurt a little more than usual but seemed to help with eating things like eggs over hash browns-K.F.C and veg soup-I'm only a month out from last rad.-food has no taste and some of it like chicken feels like wood in the mouth and need water to chase it down--just sharing the gum for those who have lost the use of the tounge from peg-feeding like me.Have Question, Having C.T scan on the 18th they said at the begining that my cancer was not cureable--how long in time before I can have radation again if the c is still there? I read every ones post daily and they keep me going --thanks
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  • Hondo
    Hondo CSN Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #2
    Hi rarph

    Glad you got the tongue a good workout buy chewing gum,and glad to hear it is helping you. I love chewing gum and can do it all day long until I start to bite my lips and have to stop.

    On your question of how many times can you be radiated? Normally only once, but as in my case I was radiated twice to the same area in the head because my bone structure fit in a group of only 2% of people that can take radiation twice or that is what I was told by my last oncal man. My third time with the same cancer I was told that there way nothing more they can do but may be try chemo again. I said no thanks and I am still hear today 6 years later. So I don’t believe too much in that Not being Curable thing.

    Keep strong and keep positive and keep believing anything is possible
    Hondo
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  • jim and i
    jim and i CSN Member Posts: 1,788 Member
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    rarph, I do not believe in
    rarph, I do not believe in incurable, nothing is impossible with God. Keep the faith and don't let your attitude get down. Stay positive, I am praying for you.

    Debbie
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  • Hondo
    Hondo CSN Member Posts: 6,636 Member
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    jim and i said:

    rarph, I do not believe in
    rarph, I do not believe in incurable, nothing is impossible with God. Keep the faith and don't let your attitude get down. Stay positive, I am praying for you.

    Debbie

    Believe
    Amen Debbie
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