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#41068 04-29-2007 01:24 PM | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 131 Gold Member (100+ posts) | OP  Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 131 | He is not taking any pain medication.He is asking for Ativan to help him sleep at night. When I arrive at the hospital to visit he falls asleep off and on. Any suggestions...
Carol CG to Husband age 60 Stage IV SCC right tonsil T4AN2B tx rad x 35 chemo x 2 Currently after treatment no sign of cancer in throat. (all clear to date)
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#41069 05-01-2007 01:30 AM | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 131 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | OP Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 131 | Yesterday I visited my husband and he seems better. The food thing was upsetting him. We got over that..He is still trying to come to terms with the fact he has cancer and is so sick. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Carol CG to Husband age 60 Stage IV SCC right tonsil T4AN2B tx rad x 35 chemo x 2 Currently after treatment no sign of cancer in throat. (all clear to date)
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#41070 05-01-2007 02:56 AM | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 446 "OCF Canuck" Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | "OCF Canuck" Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 446 | Ask the nursing staff or the Doctor about the councilling staff they have. The hospital has an excellent group of people who provide councilling to cancer patients and their families only...they know what they're doing.
There is no fee of any kind for this (Thank you, Canada!) and I can tell you from personal experience, it makes a WORLD of difference.
Without it, we (my family and I) wouldn't have gotten through this.
Lastly, he HAS to manage his pain levels. THey are severe, and that will be a factor in his depression as well. Insist on the Doctor taking a more agressive role in that
Wayne
SCC left mandible TIVN0M0 40% of jaw removed, rebuilt using fibula, titanium and tissue from forearm.June 06. 30 IMRT Aug.-Oct. 06
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#41071 05-01-2007 02:50 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 | Good advice about getting some counseling- it sounds like he has isolated you as well, and you surely need family to talk too, as well as give you some relief at the hospital and when he comes home. Amy in Oz
CGtoJohn:SCC Flr of Mouth.Dx 3\05. Surg.4\05.T3NOMO.IMRTx30. Recur Dx 1\06.Surg 2\06. Chemo: 4 Cycles of Carbo\Taxol:on Erbitux for 7 mo. Lost our battle 2-23-07- But not the will to fight this disease
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#41072 05-02-2007 03:22 PM | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 131 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | OP Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 131 | Hi..Thank you for all replies. Today was a good day...and my husband has started to eat pureed foods and is taking some liquids by feed tube. His electrolytes seem to be back on track. He has lots of colour in his face. I had a social worker go in and talk to him which I believe really helped. The doctor is pleased with his progress. He is going to a lodge where other people who have cancer stay and will be able to come home for weekends. Hopefully with treatment he will be healthy and cancer free. Lots of prayers have been answered. Thanks again for now.
Carol CG to Husband age 60 Stage IV SCC right tonsil T4AN2B tx rad x 35 chemo x 2 Currently after treatment no sign of cancer in throat. (all clear to date)
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#41073 05-03-2007 02:49 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 | This is great news, mommapez  Amy in the Oz
CGtoJohn:SCC Flr of Mouth.Dx 3\05. Surg.4\05.T3NOMO.IMRTx30. Recur Dx 1\06.Surg 2\06. Chemo: 4 Cycles of Carbo\Taxol:on Erbitux for 7 mo. Lost our battle 2-23-07- But not the will to fight this disease
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