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miccmill said:

Congrats
So glad your scope turned out well.

I knew immediately what the topic of your thread was going to be, lol.

EEEEEEEE
Did you turn your head also, while rubbing your tummy, and standing on one foot while hopping......LOL.

JG

delnative said:

All right!
I go back to Johns Hopkins on Thursday to get scoped once again. (Isn't it fun? And doesn't that numbing spray taste just yummy?)
Six months ago at my last scoping, the doc said it almost looked as like I'd never had rads, so all looked good then. I'm keeping my fingers crossed about Thursday.

--Jim in Delaware

Great News
That's wonderful!

MarineE5 said:

eeeeeeeeeXXXXCELLENT
Staceya,

Outstanding news. It isn't fun getting scoped, but when we see that series of eeee's we all can relate.

Speaking of a Practice for Doctors. My Dad didn't much like Doctors and I asked him why he didn't go to them. He told me that under their name was the words " Practice" and he said that even though they might be Doctors, they still are practicing on US. He said when they figure out what works best, then he will go to them : )

My Best to You and Everyone Here

Ditto Great news
Stacey
Great news for your scope. I had mine follow up a couple of weeks ago with my ENT. We(my wife & I ) had a little scare though. After she scope me she did not say anything which was very unusual. She said she would like another doctor to take a look. This doctor had a real time movie scope that watched my vocal cords and taped everything he saw.
He advised the ENT was just seeing good ole mucous build up on my cords. Talk about a sigh of relief for both of us. U of Chicago had a better tasting spray, but good ole bottom line LOL Again congrats Stacey
Dave

Pam M said:

Yesterday for Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Didn't get scoped, but got the visual, periscope, and poke and prodding yesterday (only had to do one "eeeeeeee". For whatever reason, my tongue has become odd lately - feels thick, and awkward. I can still eat, and folks can understand my speaking, but it takes more effort to form some words, and my tongue is "off". Doc's check spotted no reason for the oddness.

Glad doc liked what he saw, Stacey.

Get mine at 9 AM
Stacey, happy that you finally broke down and saw your ENT. I know how much you hate it but it's always a relief when they don't see anything unusual. I've been seeing mine every month for a year now so it's no real biggie for me anymore but I still don't look forward to it.

I have laryngeal (and lung) caner so he is looking at my larynx and part of the exam is him pulling my tongue out with his fingers while I say eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! I don't know if your doc does this or not but it's not the easiest thing to do when someone is pulling on your tongue ;-) I have to remind him every month that I can say eeeeeeeeeee fine when my tongue is where it belongs.

After the scope he always checks the inside of my mouth and feels my neck and jaw for swollen lymph glands, so the whole thing is over in less than 15 minutes.

Hope you don't wait as long for your next scoping, it's worth it to know that all looks good.

I get my scope in a couple of hours so I'm going to practice holding my tongue and and saying eeeeeeeeeee - lol.

All together now, everybody say eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

Glenna

Glenna M said:

Get mine at 9 AM
Stacey, happy that you finally broke down and saw your ENT. I know how much you hate it but it's always a relief when they don't see anything unusual. I've been seeing mine every month for a year now so it's no real biggie for me anymore but I still don't look forward to it.

I have laryngeal (and lung) caner so he is looking at my larynx and part of the exam is him pulling my tongue out with his fingers while I say eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! I don't know if your doc does this or not but it's not the easiest thing to do when someone is pulling on your tongue ;-) I have to remind him every month that I can say eeeeeeeeeee fine when my tongue is where it belongs.

After the scope he always checks the inside of my mouth and feels my neck and jaw for swollen lymph glands, so the whole thing is over in less than 15 minutes.

Hope you don't wait as long for your next scoping, it's worth it to know that all looks good.

I get my scope in a couple of hours so I'm going to practice holding my tongue and and saying eeeeeeeeeee - lol.

All together now, everybody say eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

Glenna

This thread is a crack up
I haven't been on for a couple of days and knew exactly what was going when I saw the title. You all have the perfect mix of serious concern, smart **s humor, and genuine love that we (I) seem to need to deal with this kind of disease. Thanks.
I have gotten to where I don't even want the numbing spray because I don't like the "aftertaste." I just snort that thing down and say my vowel. It's gotten easier, and the doc is really good. I wonder if there's a way to get a video made of what they look at when they go down there? We could put all the little clips of our "eeee"s together in a music video. Other audiences might find it weird and gross, but we would like it.

"I take it down my throat so easily!"
That's what my Radiation Oncologist told me when he wanted to take a look. "I've never seen someone take it down their throat so easily."

"Hey doc. At least buy me dinner first if you're going to talk like THAT!"

Because of that chrnonic cough of mine, I've been getting scoped about twice a year for the past 15 years. That's how they found my cancer so fast. It's gotten to the point that I can drive it myself and the doc just looks at the monitor. That's just wrong. Of course, I've never done it during or post radiation.

Glad to hear all looks well with you!

Great News
Happy happy happy for you

I feel the dance coming on