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My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 scc of the right tonsil May 7th, and he begins his 7 weeks of radiation and 2 weeks of chemo on Monday. We have already go...
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| 6 | 06/05/08 |
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Painful lump in my neck
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Hello. I have never posted here before but was hoping to gain some insight into what is going on with me. I know everyone says not to worry and people don't...
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| 7 | 06/04/08 |
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Sensitivity to the Sun?
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My hubby has just come off of 7 erbitux infusions (2 weeks ago today) and 42 radiation treatments (a week ago yesterday). He is actually doing quite well....
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| 7 | 06/04/08 |
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sore throat
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It has been 5 weeks since my husband had his last radiation treatment for base of tongue cancer. He has started to feel better and is trying to do alittle more ...
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| 4 | 06/03/08 |
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Tonsil Cancer, need PEG after ...
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Hi, I am new to the group. I am 49 and have just received diagnosis of stage IV tonsil with mets to small portion of base of tounge and 2 of 4 lymph nodes. ...
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| 4 | 06/03/08 |
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chemo in 2 days what supplies ...
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im getting 6 weeks of chemo to start erbitux taxol and carbplatinsome of the things i think i needthermometer (any good kinds)jello ( got my teeth out last week...
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| 4 | 06/03/08 |
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LAST DAY !!!
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Hi All my husband will have his last radiation today!! Yippee.....this has been the roughest 8 weeks of our 17 year marraige. He is not the same man he wa...
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| 7 | 05/31/08 |
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Swallowen lymph nodes after tr...
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OK, Dad has beena year after radiation, chemo, neck dissection. Feeling good, eating on his own and even working. Over the past 2 months the doctors have ...
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| 4 | 05/30/08 |
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Help with Weight Gain
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My dad has been through hell and back this last year fighting throat cancer. After the feeding tube was removed and he got back to swallowing on his o...
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| 8 | 05/29/08 |
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Can you ever drink alcohol aga...
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Our Dr. said the cause of this tongue cancer was smoking and drinking.Do they suggest not drinking anymore?Would love to get some imput on this because my husba...
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| 20 | 05/28/08 |
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We are DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
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Well folks, today was it. Radiation treatment # 42 and we are DONE!! We can FINALLY offically begin the recovery period; I am so thankful this is over.I k...
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| 7 | 05/27/08 |
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No Appetite at All is this nor...
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Hi Guys, I have been out of treatment for 10 days now and feel a little better today thank God for small favors.Might also be that I have started Lexapro and ho...
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| 11 | 05/27/08 |
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Husband opted not to use PEG
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Hello Everyone, Just wanted to share with you that my husband did not use the PEG.He was told by his friend to get it but the oncologist nurse told him tha...
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| 4 | 05/26/08 |
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Just diagnosed
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On May 12th I went to the dentist and she found a large lesion on my soft palate. On the 13th I was with an oral surgeon who found a second one ...
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| 7 | 05/25/08 |
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worried about teeth
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my s.o. still has sores in his mouth (1 month post rad). he has been unable to stand the flouride trays he says it burns too much. he has been using...
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| 14 | 05/25/08 |
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Anyone with PEG pointers??
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My husband was diagnosed with SCC that was located in his right tonsil. They put in his PEG about a week ago, and after several days of no eating (because of th...
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| 20 | 05/23/08 |
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teeth removed on tues peg and ...
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aqll my upper teeth and 3 botton teeth getting taken out tues 2 days later port and peg on thurs. then 4 days later momday start chemo taxol carboplatin erbitx ...
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| 5 | 05/23/08 |
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The Light at the end of the Tu...
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Hello out There! Well my husband and I are almost at the end of this journey that has been his cancer treatments and we will begin the road to recovery and...
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| 10 | 05/22/08 |
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how do people sleep??
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I have just finished my treatment for Rt side tonsil cancer8 weeks IMRT and three cysplatinI have been on 5 mg of ambian to sleep since the first week and still...
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| 7 | 05/22/08 |
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Plastic spoons and forks / foo...
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Hi all. We are about halfway through my husbands treatment for stage 4 SSC, primary in tonsil. He's completed 18 of the 33 IMRT (radiation) trea...
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| 2 | 05/19/08 |
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SHOULD HAVE LISTENED!!! :-( n...
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I finished may last radiation on Thurs. 5/15!!and as happy i was that it was over i am more scared now and very lost!my treatments where 200 miles round trip fr...
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| 10 | 05/19/08 |
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Husband in Hospital
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My husband finished his 33 rad treatments on May 2nd and his third and last dose of chemo on May 6th (and IV fluids the rest of that week) He was very weak by ...
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| 4 | 05/19/08 |
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SNUC prognosis
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My husband was diagnosed with SNUC 4 months ago- he has undergone 40 IBRT treatments and 3 rounds of Cisplatin and 5FU. Yes the Cisplatin is NASTY stuff.&...
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| 2 | 05/18/08 |
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anybody here done the inductio...
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they want od 8 weeks induction chemo on me of taxol/carboplatinum/erbitux. Then 8 weeks of radiation plus chemo with i think just taxol an carboplatinumthe...
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| 4 | 05/17/08 |
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Story in The New Yorker
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If any of you get the chance there is a really good artical in the New Yorker (if you go to www.newyorker.com it's on the website too) called A Man Of Taste...
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| 4 | 05/16/08 |
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