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Greend
Greend CSN Member Posts: 678
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
so its time for me to have another bout of pneumonia - 5th in 18 months and I'm 100% feeding and meds with my g-tube. Has to be something they can do.

Just aggrevated and venting - life really is good.

Denny
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  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 CSN Member Posts: 4,716 Member
    #2
    Well crap!!
    Get better soon, Denny.....venting is healthy!!!

    p
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  • Laralyn
    Laralyn CSN Member Posts: 532
    #3
    Ugh! So unfair!
    Sorry you have to go through this. Hopefully it's the last time!
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  • Tim6003
    Tim6003 CSN Member Posts: 1,516 Member
    #4
    Laralyn said:

    Ugh! So unfair!
    Sorry you have to go through this. Hopefully it's the last time!

    Sorry Denny ...
    Whispered a prayer for you as I typed this post....we care!!

    Best,

    Tim
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  • hwt
    hwt CSN Member Posts: 2,328 Member
    #5
    Tim6003 said:

    Sorry Denny ...
    Whispered a prayer for you as I typed this post....we care!!

    Best,

    Tim

    Prayers for a quick recovery
    Prayers for a quick recovery from the pneumonia
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  • Hondo
    Hondo CSN Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #6
    Hi Denny

    I am with you; I need to go get another X-ray tomorrow so the doc can see how the lungs are doing. I am doing the DPNS Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation and it is working some to get my swallowing back. I have 9 treatments down and 17 more to go before they test me again to see if anything is still going into the lungs. All it is, is just a big Tens Unit to Stimulate the muscle under the tongue to help them pull and swallow.

    I will let you know how I do after the last treatment.

    Take care
    Hondo
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  • ditto1
    ditto1 CSN Member Posts: 660
    #7
    Hondo said:

    Hi Denny

    I am with you; I need to go get another X-ray tomorrow so the doc can see how the lungs are doing. I am doing the DPNS Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation and it is working some to get my swallowing back. I have 9 treatments down and 17 more to go before they test me again to see if anything is still going into the lungs. All it is, is just a big Tens Unit to Stimulate the muscle under the tongue to help them pull and swallow.

    I will let you know how I do after the last treatment.

    Take care
    Hondo

    If anyone can
    hang in there you can Hondo. You to have been a great inspiration to showing us how to just keep on keeping on. God Bless and get better. The Dittos
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  • fisrpotpe
    fisrpotpe CSN Member Posts: 1,349 Member
    #8
    understandable
    Denny, understandable you would want to vent as i certainly would do the same in some manner. prayers going out for you.

    time to take this bouts off your schedule in the future

    john
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  • Pam M
    Pam M CSN Member Posts: 2,196
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    Crud
    How frustrating this must be! Five times in a year and a half is insane. Hope you're feeling better now, and docs can come up with a game plan to keep the pneumonia away.
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  • Sam999
    Sam999 CSN Member Posts: 319 Member
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    Pam M said:

    Crud
    How frustrating this must be! Five times in a year and a half is insane. Hope you're feeling better now, and docs can come up with a game plan to keep the pneumonia away.

    Can understand how
    Can understand how frustrating this can be. Hope docs can find some solution soon. Prayers for your fast recovery.

    Sam
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  • jim and i
    jim and i CSN Member Posts: 1,788 Member
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    I agree, it seems the docs
    I agree, it seems the docs could do something to fix this. Praying for you.

    Debbie
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