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Gastrostomy Tube (G-Tube): Difficulty finding a formula that works
My husband is currently starting week 4 of his 7 week treatment with Cistplatin and radiation but is having the worst time with finding a...
Seeking advice for eating challenges
Good morning, I am recovering from oropharyngeal cancer radiation treatment which ended late last July. I have been working with a swallow therapist but am...
Sore on tongue from treatments: What helps?
Hi everybody, My husband has 9 more radiation treatments & 1 more chemo to go. He is having bad pain due to a huge, quarter...
Parotid cancer
I am new at this so not sure how this all works. But, I would like to know if there are any clinical trials for...
Husband diagnosed with Squamous cell tumor on his neck.
After 5 weeks 19 treatments it fell off. He was in extreme pain after that during radiation because of the way they were positioning his...
Anyone dealing with long-term dysphagia and chronic cough?
Asking for my husband who is 61 and 12 years post chemo/radiation for stage IV scc base of tongue w/lymph node involvement. He is now...
How I was diagnosed with Parotid Gland Cancer (High-grade NETs)
I would like to share some of my symptoms I experienced when I was first diagnosed with High Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma in my parotid gland....
Difficulty swallowing meds: Resorted to DIY pharmaceutical compounding
I was irradiated for cancer of the nasopharynx in the mid-1970s. Over the years it has gotten increasingly difficult for me to swallow food and...
Recurring squamous cell cancer
I had my lower right jaw and tumor removed in August + 44 lymph nodes on right side removed, then 35 radiation treatments and 5...
Going my way: Decided to stop cancer treatments
To make a 18 yr long story short, I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in Nov. of 2000 at the age of 48....
How to deal with constant stress and worry as caregiver?
I feel guilty that i feel so much stress and constant worry when it's my husband going through the cancer. And we haven't even started...
Best muscle cream
I suffer from radiation damage due to throat cancer 10 years ago which causes neck spasms at least 5 times a day especially if I...
Husband fighting neck cancer, depressed and gloomy
My husband was diagnosed with oral cancer in July 2021, had extensive surgery to remove the tumor followed by chemo and radiation . 9 months...
Husband diagnosed with tonsil cancer: looking for tips and support
I am writing for my husband who was recently diagnose with Tonsil Cancer. He finished the biopsy and PET scan but we do not know...
Would you get a Laryngectomy or stay with a Trach? How to cope?
Hello members. I've had cancer twice. 1st one was if the left vocal cord. 2nd one was in April 2018 base of the tongue and...
It's difficult to get used to the radial forearm free flap. Tips?
I have had a radial free flap grafted in my mouth. It is extremely difficult for me to get used to it and causes me...
Anyone have a severe earache and sore throat weeks after chemo and ra?
My chemo and radiation treatments for tonsil cancer ended on April 7, 2023. I expected to feel really bad afterwards which I did. Everything I...
What’s left after my cure for nasopharyngeal cancer
I was “cured” from my stage 4 non-small cell Nasopharyngeal carcinoma after 8 months of living hell treatments in 2012. After the forth dose of...
Cordotomy versus Tracheotomy
I am faced with a dilemma. My vocal cords are paralyzed bilaterally from radiation treatment that ended approximately one year ago. Because of this, I...
Saying hello and a question or two or three
Hi everybody. So I’m one day out from getting the dreaded phone call from the doctor wanting to discuss my CT scan. The highlights: 1)...