#48975 10-30-2007 03:55 PM | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) |  "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 | Hey Brenda, Bill would probably love to come work in your garden...he is just that kind of guy...always looking at what needs to be done...he puts me to shame. Actually, he would rather repair...well, just about anything rather than do yard work, so most of the time, I do the yard stuff and he does all the other things..nothing stays broken around our house EVER! He is a wonderful man...thanks for reminding me. His help on our lanai just made my day...the impatients are blooming, the ferns are thinned and beautiful, the palms so green and full, and the new mulch makes it all look clean. Wish I could transport you here to sit and enjoy the sunshine and the trickle of the pond...it would be healing to your soul. So glad you are coming to the states for a good visit...maybe you could do both coasts???  Sorry Lois for hijacking your wonderful thread...I just had to brag on my hubby too! Deb
Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997.
DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0
TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5.
TREATMENT END: 10/1/07
PEG OUT: 1/08
PORT OUT: 4/09
FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!
Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill
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#48976 11-20-2007 06:17 PM | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | OP "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 | Update 11/20/2007: Buzz' surgery was 07/19/2007..my how time flies when you're having fun!
Buzz is regaining his strength very slowly. Yesterday, he began physical therapy in hopes of strengthening the atrophied muscles in/around his right shoulder, which has 'dropped' significantly.
On Monday, we see a surgeon who will repair the large hernia that developed at the incision site where the donor femur bone was removed.
On Tuesday, we'll spend the day at the VAMC so that Buzz can get a replacement hearing aide, having lost the original back in July.
Wednesday, back to Hemotology Oncologist for follow up, THEN to E.R. for PEG tube removal! Back to PTherapy on Thurs. & Fri.
The following week, it's the Radiation Oncologist, and f/u with Baptist Hospital, and HOPEFULLY hernia repair the next day.
Buzz is eating/drinking well; sleeping well with help of Ambien; only takes pain med on occasion, especially following home exercises.
The right jaw still has swelling, but the scars from neck disection are hardly noticable!
The 'fungus' Buzz had suffered from since the Korean War has finally miraculously disappeared, thanks to the CHEMO, and his fingernails/toenails are really beautiful!
He still has only a few hairs on his face, but the little hair he lost from his head is coming back in nicely.
Dry mouth is controlled with BIO-TENE products (THANK YOU, GUYS for all the wonderful samples!!)
A humidifier helps to keep the air moist for him.
YES, I BRAG on Buzz!! He will be 77 in just a couple of weeks. I fully believe that his positive ATTITUDE has contributed to his recovery, in addition to the prayers of our families and friends.
MY personal goal for him will be fulfilled, as he begins to prepare for his annual Thanksgiving family feast, which he proudly hosts each year.
This journey has not been an easy one, and I know we have a way to go yet, but I want to encourage everyone who reads this post to try to think positive thoughts, and NEVER give up!
I just wish I could e-mail Petey and share all the good news with him!
Wishing a bountiful Thanksgiving to ALL and the Lord's blessings upon all of you and your families!
Lois & Buzz in NC
CG to 77 y/o hubby;SCC Alveolar Ridge; Wake Forest Baptist Hosp surgery: 07/19/07; bi mod radical resection/jaw replacement;
T2 N2-B M0 Stage IV-A
28 IMRT +
6 Paclitaxel/Carboplatin
Getting stronger every day!
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#48977 11-21-2007 01:19 AM | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 794 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 794 | Dear Lois and Buzz,
I am so thrilled to read how well Buzz and you are doing! I admire his enduring strength and positive attitude, surely having you by his side has been an inspiration to keep up the fight. You continue to be in my daily prayers-always.
I believe our dear friend, Petey, already knows.
Love,
Donna
Donna
CG to Mom, dx 4/25/07 with tongue cancer,T3N0,tx began 7/6/07, 31 tx's of IMRT, 8 cycles of Erbitux. Brachytherapy, surgery, left neck dissection and temp trach placed all on 9/17/07, trach removed 10/17/07. ORN of jaw, late effect of radiation symptoms. **lost my beautiful mother on 5/5/11.
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#48978 11-21-2007 04:27 AM | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 622 Likes: 1 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 622 Likes: 1 | [quote] MY personal goal for him will be fulfilled, as he begins to prepare for his annual Thanksgiving family feast, which he proudly hosts each year. [/quote]This is great news. Nothing like having family and friends around for the feast.
I agree with Donna, Petey knows!
Kevin
18 YEAR SURVIVOR
SCC Tongue (T3N0M0) diag 06/2006.
No evidence of disease 2010
Another PET 12-2014 pre-HBO, still N.E.D.
�Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. It matters that you don't just give up.�
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#48979 11-21-2007 09:38 AM | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 388 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 388 | Lois and Buzz - So happy that everything is going your way - we wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving, with much to be thankful for. God continue his walk with you with many more joyous times ahead! Warmly, JaneP 
Husband: 3 SCC gum and cheek cancers 2002, 2005, 2006: surgery only. Scans clear after removal of small, well differentiated, non-invasive cancers. No radiation. 4th SCC lip diagnosed 4/13/07 - in situ, removed in biopsy. More lip removed 2/8/08 - dysplasia. 2 Biopsies 3/17/09 no cancer (lichenoids)
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#48980 11-21-2007 02:56 PM | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 583 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 583 | Lois & Buzz, It was great to read your update post. I felt very excited as I read it!! Happy for you!! Have a great Thanksgiving. Sounds like Buzz will.  Take care, Diane
2004 SCC R.tip 1/4 tongue Oct. 2005 R. Neck SCC cancer/Chemo Cisplatin 2x/8wks. Rad. Removed Jugular vein, Lymph gland & some neck muscle. TX finished 1/20/06... B.Cancer 3/29/07 Finished 6/07 Bi-op 7/15/09 SCC in-situ, laser surgery removed from 1st. sight. Right jaw replacement 11/3/14. 9 yrs cancer free as of Jan. 2015
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#48981 11-21-2007 03:05 PM | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 | Lois,
Sounds like your guy is doing really well...can't keep a good North Carolina boy down. So happy for you.
I keep reflecting on my thoughts four months ago regarding Thanksgiving. I just didn't believe that we would be so lucky to have our hubbys healing well and able to eat a full blown Turkey Dinner! Well, maybe not full blown but still, our guys are tough and I am like you are...so THANKFUL!
Deb
Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997.
DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0
TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5.
TREATMENT END: 10/1/07
PEG OUT: 1/08
PORT OUT: 4/09
FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!
Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill
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#48982 11-21-2007 04:56 PM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 | Lois and Buzz
I am soo glad to hear such wonderful news and I hope your Thanksgiving is a WONDEFUL ONE !! AND If I know PETEY , he is sitting there with watching , smile on , probably fork and knife in hand with a story to tell !! I can say I miss him dearly , BUT I am Thankful this year to have met him and had him in my life as well as the rest of you !!
Shar
Sharlee
35 year old Female Non smoker, very occasional alcohol ..Scc T1N0M0,partial glossectomy and left neck disection ,2/9/07 No rad deemed ness. 4/16 tonsillectomy ..Trimengenial Neuralga due to surgery
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#48983 11-26-2007 05:24 PM | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | OP "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 | Many thanks to all of you for your kind words and continued prayers for Buzz!
PEG tube is scheduled for removal on Wednesday,(day after tomorrow), then hernia repair a week from tomorrow. The surgeon stated today that Buzz will be admitted to the hospital for a couple of days following the repair, as it is quite large and he wants to make sure there are no complications.
His weight is only 162, but his appetite is excellent. I, on the other hand, have GAINED approximately 10 lbs. while trying to boost Buzz' caloric intake!
Our scheduled visit with the ENT surgeon at Baptist will be reset because of the hernia repair. Thus, the panoramic (sp?) that he was to have on the 6th will have to wait. I DO pray that we will have a CLEAR report following this procedure!
One question: is this 'panoramic' some sort of CAT scan? Do these produce specific results?
Thanks again, dear friends...
Lois & Buzz in NC
CG to 77 y/o hubby;SCC Alveolar Ridge; Wake Forest Baptist Hosp surgery: 07/19/07; bi mod radical resection/jaw replacement;
T2 N2-B M0 Stage IV-A
28 IMRT +
6 Paclitaxel/Carboplatin
Getting stronger every day!
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#48984 11-26-2007 07:15 PM | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,940 "OCF across the pond" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | "OCF across the pond" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,940 | hi Lois,i looked up the panorama and below is a quotation from the one of the main manufactureres of the panorama units.Hope this helps
"New Panorama Open MR family: The newly designed Panorama open MR family delivers remarkable speed, ease of use and high quality images ideal for obese, paediatric or claustrophobic patients. Panorama's convenient sideways entry and general spaciousness makes the system extremely patient-friendly."
love liz
Liz in the UK
Husband Robin aged 44 years Dx 8th Dec 2006 poorly differentiated SCC tongue with met to neck T1N2cM0 Surgery and Radiation.Finished TX April 2007
Recurrence June/07 died July 29th/07.
Never take your eye off the ball, it may just smack you in the mouth.
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