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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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| 1 | 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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| 5 | 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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| 3 | 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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| 0 | 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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| 3 | 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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FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
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done with treatments!Feel like crap< but at least I do not have to spend 5 hrs in a car to get treatment todaygoing to try to start on food and supplements a...
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| 5 | 05/16/08 |
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Today (Friday) is NASCAR day
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Today is NASCAR day where they are asking all fans to contribute to them so they can give to their charities. Every chairity they support is wonderful and well-...
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| 0 | 05/16/08 |
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radiation burns on neck
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My husband was 11 day's post rad when the side of his neck got extremely red and painful. Got in to see his radiolgist who said it was a severe burn from radiat...
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| 2 | 05/15/08 |
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radiation burns on neck
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My husband was 11 day's post rad when the side of his neck got extremely red and painful. Got in to see his radiolgist who said it was a severe burn from radiat...
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| 4 | 05/15/08 |
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Should I start to eliminate bo...
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Hello everyone,I am 5 days away from completing radiation for base of tongue cancer. 2008 has been a hard year, initial finding of the neck lump, neck discretio...
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| 4 | 05/15/08 |
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Cisplatin and Taxitere side ef...
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My husband just started another round of chemo. First round lasted 4 cycles (12 wks). He gets Cisplatin and Taxitere the first week and then only Er...
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| 6 | 05/15/08 |
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squamous cell carcinoma
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I had a very large lump in the lymph node area located on the right side of my neck midway between my jawbone and collarbone. The lump seemed to appear at...
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| 5 | 05/14/08 |
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Help Please
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can anyone please tell me what advanced squamous carcinoma in the neck means ? My brother in law has a lump the size of a grapefruit on his neck and the doctors...
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| 5 | 05/14/08 |
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need you help in understanding
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hello everyone , I need your help .I have a brother in law who was just taken two days ago to the hospital with a growth the size of a grapefruit on his neck , ...
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| 2 | 05/14/08 |
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Ethyol Shots
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Greetings to all, My hubby had been taking the Ethyol shots daily before radiation treatments. However over the past week it made him pretty sick so ...
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| 3 | 05/13/08 |
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time frames any thought ?
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I meet with my Dr. today and he said everything looks good to a thursday end!!!!!!!wants to see me in three weeks from thenyes I will be cooking for the three w...
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| 3 | 05/13/08 |
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last week and almost no voice
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Hi , I have started my last week and can really believe it, has been a long haul (8,000 miles on my car)i am wondering about how long did it take people to get ...
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| 3 | 05/12/08 |
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A Little Discouraged
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Here it is, over 2 weeks since left-side under-tongue surgery with graft. It went very well but will take some time for the swelling and pain to subside. A setb...
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| 5 | 05/12/08 |
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Need Info on Supp.
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Hello, I am trying to help my friend who has been diagnosed with Lymph nodes in the neck cancer. I'm new to this whole ordeal. I have some questions.1.Is th...
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| 4 | 05/12/08 |
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need advice
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my boyfriend will be three weeks post treatment this coming tuesday...his mucous is still horrible. he also is still sleeping for most of the day. h...
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| 7 | 05/11/08 |
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Hi to all!
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I am john and have been here for a couple of weeks now, but did not have the energy or will to join.i am a 47 old male nonsmoker with Stage III tonsil cancerthe...
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| 5 | 05/10/08 |
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anyone with ideas
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My name is Brett i have cancer or had in my tongue and lymph nodes and during treatments i lost my salivary glands i would love to speak with someone on how to ...
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| 4 | 05/09/08 |
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Vertigo just one more problem
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Hey all, My husband is now in week 4 of treatment for tonsil cancer, this has been tough on him and he has lost 15lbs with a peg due to nausea. N...
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| 1 | 05/08/08 |
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People Don't Understand
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I don't know if it's me or if others feel the same way. When family or friends call to see how my husband is, and I tell them how much pain he's in from the ra...
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