MIA - Folks who have not checked back in (ROLL CALL)

ljoy said:

roll Call

Still here and cancer free after nine years.

Keepin on keepin on. 5 years last month.

Mike

Puggle, Pennsylvania, enrolled, January 4, 2012, caregiver for husband, DX June 2011, primary epiglottis with node involvement (1 side). Completed 32 rads and 3 chemo (cisplatin) Aug 2011. First scan post treatment shows NED

My husband passed away in June of this year, at age 53, from complications due to lung cancer.  His lung cancer was a second primary and not mets from the throat.  The lung cancer was found February 2012 and he had the lower and middle right lobe removed and followed up with 6 weeks of rads (no chemo at this time).  Cancer came back in the lung December 2012, had 5 rounds of carbo, avastin and alimpta.  The chemo caused radiation recall in his throat (it was like he was getting his throat radiated all over again, all red, couldn't eat, etc).  The radiation recall along with tissue necrosis in his throat caused an abcess to break through the front of his throat and then we found that he was septic with MRSA and had aspiration pneumonia.  The MRSA most likely from the abcess and the pneumonia from the throat issues.   After a very scary bleediing episode, his ENT performed an emergency trach and scheduled him for a complete laryngectomy in December of 2013.  This actually required 3 surgeries, over a month stay in the hospital, with muscle flap reconstruction due to the necrosis.  The good thing was that this allowed him to finally eat again once he was healed.  A CT prior to the surgery in December showed that the lung cancer was stable but, unfortunately, it came back with a vengence in February of this year. 

Puggle said:

Sorry haven't given any updates

Puggle, Pennsylvania, enrolled, January 4, 2012, caregiver for husband, DX June 2011, primary epiglottis with node involvement (1 side). Completed 32 rads and 3 chemo (cisplatin) Aug 2011. First scan post treatment shows NED

 

My husband passed away in June of this year, at age 53, from complications due to lung cancer.  His lung cancer was a second primary and not mets from the throat.  The lung cancer was found February 2012 and he had the lower and middle right lobe removed and followed up with 6 weeks of rads (no chemo at this time).  Cancer came back in the lung December 2012, had 5 rounds of carbo, avastin and alimpta.  The chemo caused radiation recall in his throat (it was like he was getting his throat radiated all over again, all red, couldn't eat, etc).  The radiation recall along with tissue necrosis in his throat caused an abcess to break through the front of his throat and then we found that he was septic with MRSA and had aspiration pneumonia.  The MRSA most likely from the abcess and the pneumonia from the throat issues.   After a very scary bleediing episode, his ENT performed an emergency trach and scheduled him for a complete laryngectomy in December of 2013.  This actually required 3 surgeries, over a month stay in the hospital, with muscle flap reconstruction due to the necrosis.  The good thing was that this allowed him to finally eat again once he was healed.  A CT prior to the surgery in December showed that the lung cancer was stable but, unfortunately, it came back with a vengence in February of this year. 

puggle, i'm so sorry for your loss.  he fought so hard, what a shame the cancer wouldn't give up.  i am also a lary so i know how hard that surgery is and how hard that life is.  saying a prayer for God to ease the pain in your heart.  Know that your hubby is no longer in pain and has no more problems with anything.  i hope you find comfort in your memories of him.

God bless you,

dj