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secondhand smoke during radiation
- By sophia3451 · New reply 1:40 am
- Discussion in Awareness and advocacy · 2 replies
- My hausband's step Dad is going through radiation therapy for his throat cancer and his wife( my mother-in-law) is still smoking in the house but in a different room. Iam so mad and don't know how to ...
wierd
- By Eric2oo9 · New reply 1:26 am
- Discussion in Awareness and advocacy · 1 reply
- hello this is my first time on here im about to tell yall something really wierd and you probably dont want to know but ima bring it out to get it off my chest the other day me and my partner had sex ...
Acceptance
- By formy3 · New reply 12:53 am
- Journal · 9 replies
- Well at last im accepting the fact that I have throat cancer at the time it is still hard to beleive that it is there inside my body invading and doing as it pleases , at first I was angry ,I didnt understand ...
Got My Mask Made Today
- By paaatriot101 · New reply 12:42 am
- Journal · 15 replies
- So yes got my mask made today. Not so bad as I thought it was going to be I guess. Then after the scans and simulation it was off for an MRI, and home again. Tomorrow morning we leave at about 6:30 for ...
oh poooop again
- By paaatriot101 · New reply November 19, 2009
- Journal · 22 replies
- Hey all, just posting an update in my journal because it is the best place to do so, and I just like writing my thoughts. Have been acting all jokes and positivity all day, and I am tired out now, and ...
acne like spots on neck and head
- By medium · New reply November 18, 2009
- Discussion in Living with head and neck cancer · 8 replies
- Hi , This is my first time to post a question on this site. My partner Bobby has just finished 30 radiation sessions on a tumor on his neck and is due a pet scan next week. In the past few weeks he developed ...
just found out
- By azfamily · New reply November 16, 2009
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 27 replies
- has anyone out there first diagnosed with squamous cell after biopsy that showed up under your ear and down your jaw line? so far, they have not identified a orgin but are performing a procedure tomorrow ...
speech
- By gsp48 · New reply November 16, 2009
- Discussion in Financial and insurance issues · 4 replies
- HAS ANYONE BEEN SO HANDICAPPED BY THE RESULT OF RADIATION SCARRING AND SURGERY,THAT THEIR SPEECH HAS BEEN RENDERED UNINTELLIGIBLE,AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO WORK THEREBY REQUIRING THEM TO SEEK DISABILITY ...
Saliva glands
- By pjrox09 · New reply November 16, 2009
- Discussion in Living with head and neck cancer · 8 replies
- Greetings, Lost all but one of my salival grands from the magic 35 radiation treatments-glad I got 'em,nice to be alive. Anyone else coping with this ...
Just saying hello
- By 3Putt · New reply November 16, 2009
- Discussion in Survivor stories · 1 reply
- I'm 3 years post treatment and all is well (knock wood). I can honestly say it's almost like it never happened. I'm very lucky. Tom ...
Sharing from my morning for all animal and especially horse lovers
- By paaatriot101 · New reply November 15, 2009
- Journal · 20 replies
- Thought I would share this from my morning with all you animal and especially horse lovers. Today I started wearing a mask when I go down to the barn and work around the horses and chickens and hay ...
Bobs upward battle!
- By medium · New reply November 14, 2009
- Journal · 9 replies
- Hi all firstly thank you to all who responded about my query on vectamix (which turned out to be Vectibix) i found out a lot of information on it which was very helpful when we met with the oncologist ...
I miss being able to lift my voice in song:(
- By paaatriot101 · New reply November 12, 2009
- Journal · 16 replies
- Talking has become a great effort now, and who knows may lose it completely for a while again after the 19th...sigh. I think that is the scariest and saddest part of the throat cancer for me. I love talking ...
Poooooop
- By paaatriot101 · New reply November 12, 2009
- Journal · 18 replies
- Well I guess I knew it wasn't going to be good news when the doc called hubby's cell and said to come in today to go over latest scan... SO we went. The cancer has spread beyond the tumor into a fatty ...
horoscope for today :)
- By paaatriot101 · New reply November 12, 2009
- Journal · 4 replies
- See what I mean, lol Libra By Rick Levine Today you may get a taste of the tough issues that you must tackle in the coming months. Luckily, you are not being asked to fix everything now, but it's not ...
Weird Dream
- By paaatriot101 · New reply November 12, 2009
- Journal · 6 replies
- Okay I have not dreamed in quite some time (Most likely from lack of attaining a dream stage level of restful sleep for months). but I had two little ones in one night now. First one was odd, but unclear ...
Has anyone heard of a drug called Vectamix
- By medium · New reply November 11, 2009
- Journal · 7 replies
- Hi all. Bob is still in hospital although physically he is feeling a bit better he is still very weak. The doctors have suggested trying a new drug called vectamix ( which I have googled )but cannot find ...
Condolonces for one of our friends Robert Spencer
- By medium · New reply November 11, 2009
- Journal · 5 replies
- I want to offer my condolonces to Dawn who's husband Robert Spencer passed away today. Dawn goes under the name Wife and has been a good friend to me and my Bob as they were both diagnosed at the same ...
Another good day for Bob.
- By medium · New reply November 10, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- Bob had another good day today. He had his second radiation treatment and his breathing is already a lot better. He has also eaten toast, icecream, and cake!!!!Yipee!!! Could you believe that something ...
Positive thoughts working for Bob
- By medium · New reply November 6, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- All the positive energy and prayers are doing there job! Met with Bobs onc. and the radioligist and they have decided to do radiology on the hand and chest wall. The onc has also said that he will do ...
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