| Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,082 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,082 | Sandy
C'mon, Life is scary. Actually not having people who love you is much more scary than any oral cancer complication. Many theologians define "hell" as being deprived of LOVE. If you are surviving that, then even cancer TX should be a cakewalk for you (just my opinion not a fact) I was puzzled when you posted that I'm having a "hard time". I'm doing just fine. It's not optimal not to be able to eat or drink but hardly the end of the world. At this point, you might not even have cancer. And I have to politely disagree: new people should look around and see that out of almost 7.000 members, most of them do just fine. And those of us who had it a little rougher are doing fine also. Finally it's perfectly normal to be scared "s**tless" when you are waiting to see the ENT to see if you do have cancer. TAke a deep breath (or a toke from a vaporizer like EricS) and like the very old song goes: Que Sera, Sera, Whatever will be, will be, the future's not ours to see, Que Sera, Sera. Hope this is all just a false alarm for you. Charm 65 yr Old Frack Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+ 2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG 2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery 25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin Apaghia /G button 2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa 40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin Passed away 4-29-13
| | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 11 Member | OP Member Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 11 | Charm, no wonder they call you charm... you're one tuff guy. A charm to know, I'm sure. Thanks for your support. I shouldn't say anything till I know one way or another. You guys are awesome. | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 179 "OCF Down Under" Senior Member (100+ posts) | "OCF Down Under" Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 179 | I will take on your wise words as well Charm. Some days i just need to be reminded too.
Minh
35 Yrs old 03/10 SCC T1-T2 Partial Glossectemy end March - margins not clear enough. While waiting for resection - cancer returned,2 new cancerous lumps Re-section End May & flap from cheek attatched. Margins clear. Mid June - 4 teeth out Mid July -32 Rads and 3 Cisplatin 6th Sept 10 Finished Treatment!!
| | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,844 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,844 | That's MY DOG Charm!!! Droppin it for real! And yes I did just vape it's for my glaucoma...
Young Frack, SCC T4N2M0, Cisplatin,35+ rads,ND, RT Mandiblectomy w fibular free flap, facial paralysis, "He who has a "why" to live can bear with almost any "how"." -Nietzche "WARNING" PG-13 due to Sarcasm & WAY too much attitude, interact at your own risk.
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