Finished!!!!
Just wanted to post and say thank you so very very much to everyone on this forum, and those who kindly took the time to respond personally to my posts about my husband!!! Means so much, and was, truly, what got me through the early days of his diagnosis. Was my sanity. And the information I gleaned here, helped me take the best care of him, for him. So thank you!!
My husband finished all treatment June 3!!! TORS with bilateral neck dissection for BOT small tumor and two positive nodes on left, one with ECE. Two doses of Cisplatin three weeks apart, and 6 weeks Rad to left side only. He is doing amazing!!!!! I’m so proud of him! Lost about 20# total with no feeding tube. Was pretty much able to eat throughout, although the lack of taste, restricted some of that, so smoothies were huge. He is eating a fairly normal diet now. Had cheeseburgers on the grill last night. Taste very minimal, although he said he could taste a bit of the burger last night! And could taste his lemonade!!! Mouth a bit dry, not horrible. I followed some recommendations on this sit for skincare during radiation, and so happy to say......no skin breakdown, and looking at his neck, other than that scar, you would never know anything was done! This was the first time this weekend, he said he has hope......for ”normalcy “ to return, and for him to enjoy life!! It’s been a long 6 months journey for him, and honestly, for me as the caregiver......an we wouldn’t have fared as well without the wisdom on this site. I hope to return the favor to someone at some point. ( just now posting after a while....took a mental break to decompress after June 3!!) Has a CT SCAN of Neck and chest mid July. Praying for good results, and obviously nervplus, but just trusting in the process that what we did , worked for him.
So again, from a very grateful wife, thank you all!!
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Congratulations
To you and especially to your husband. Praise God for getting you folks through this. You have gotten through the treatments well and the fact he could get through it and be eating now is a great blessing. I am so glad the support from the folks on here was such a great help I know when I was going through my cancer situations it was a wonderful help and encouragement to me. Yes, it is time to just relax and take a breather and finish recovery. Praying for clear scans in July-Take Care-God Bless-Russ
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Wonderful news
So great to hear your husband is doing well! I know it is no fun of a recovery,but he can do it. I am starting my 3rd week out since radiation. Still have little bit of mouth pain, so hoping this week things get better. No taste yet but it will come. You are correct that everyone on here is very supportive. Wishing you guys well in the coming months.
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Great reportDave705 said:Wonderful news
So great to hear your husband is doing well! I know it is no fun of a recovery,but he can do it. I am starting my 3rd week out since radiation. Still have little bit of mouth pain, so hoping this week things get better. No taste yet but it will come. You are correct that everyone on here is very supportive. Wishing you guys well in the coming months.
Glad you are finished sounds like everything is going great. Healing will take weeks & months good luck to you and your husband.
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Elizabeth,
I am so happy that your husband has completed treatment. Time will now be his friend, and he should be well on his way back to feeling more normal.
I wish both of you the best possible result, going forward!!
mg
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Great News!motorcycleguy said:Elizabeth,
I am so happy that your husband has completed treatment. Time will now be his friend, and he should be well on his way back to feeling more normal.
I wish both of you the best possible result, going forward!!
mg
It's great that he's done, and great that he's doing so well. It bodes very well for his recovery in weeks ahead. Best wishes from one caregiver to another.
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paint,paintmatt said:Thank-you you for sharing
Thank-you you for sharing your good news I am in my first week of treatment and it is great to see people make it this site gives me hope so thank-you foe sharing
You might want to consider starting your own thread, with specifics to your own Cancer and treatment (unless you've done that already).
I think you'd be amazed at the support you'll get, if people can find you easier.
If you're on your first week, there's several people who can help you with advice on how to deal with whatever you may run into.
I wish you the best possible outcome, and hang in there - you're stronger than you think!
mg
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Thank you Russ!wbcgaruss said:Elizabeth Congratulations
To you and especially to your husband. Praise God for getting you folks through this. You have gotten through the treatments well and the fact he could get through it and be eating now is a great blessing. I am so glad the support from the folks on here was such a great help I know when I was going through my cancer situations it was a wonderful help and encouragement to me. Yes, it is time to just relax and take a breather and finish recovery. Praying for clear scans in July-Take Care-God Bless-Russ
For all your kind words and encouragement along the way!
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Thank you!MarineE5 said:Outstanding
PipLily,
Thank you for sharing your wonderful news with us. I am happy to hear your husband is recovering at a nice pace. Both of you deserve a nice break.
My Best to Both of You and Everyone Here
Reading your posts along the way really helped us!
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Thank you so much!!ERomanO said:Congratulations to both of
Congratulations to both of you. It sounds like your husband is doing quite well, Elizabeth. May he continue to do so for a very long time!
And I’ve read about your success, also......congratulations to you as well!
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I am praying so....ProustLover said:Great News!
It's great that he's done, and great that he's doing so well. It bodes very well for his recovery in weeks ahead. Best wishes from one caregiver to another.
that the recovery just keeps getting better and better! Thank you!
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Thank you mg!!motorcycleguy said:Elizabeth,
I am so happy that your husband has completed treatment. Time will now be his friend, and he should be well on his way back to feeling more normal.
I wish both of you the best possible result, going forward!!
mg
And thank you for answering my questions early on! Continued best wishes for you!
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Keep going paintmatt......paintmatt said:Thank-you you for sharing
Thank-you you for sharing your good news I am in my first week of treatment and it is great to see people make it this site gives me hope so thank-you foe sharing
and trusting that this will pass! This site also gave me so much hope early on, as I read stories of those who have come out the other side, and enjoy life! Seems like you’ll never get there when you’re going through it, but you do, somehow. My husband finished June 3. Doing fantastic! Was even able to enjoy morning coffee again this week! That’s huge, because we love to have our coffee together, and he really hasn’t been able to enjoy it or have it since March. Little blessings to enjoy! Keep going, you’ll get there as well!
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