does any one know anything about larnyx cancer . they think they got it all with radition and chemo please help no met had i think t1a right vocal cord

My husband had stage 4 cancer of the larnyx. He is cancer free today. You can see from my signature, he was diagnosed in 2/05. Hope this helps. Linda

thanks for the help im new to this mine was in the right vocal cord.go back to chemo dr the 6th of dec .one thing icant seem to do is stop smoking it helps to have someone to talk to i m about to go crazy. you wonder if it is lurking somewhere else thank you so much

Lolita
I am so torn between wanting to reassure you and wanting to give you hell for still smoking... you are giving yourself every chance to HAVE a re-occurence.
I really hope everything is OK at your next Drs appointment, you must let your Doc know you are still smoking maybe he can give you something to help quit.

Please stop Lolita you have chance at life now don`t waste it.
Marica

thanks marcia for posting back i know i have to stop it is just so hard i want my life back i missed so much i m glad for your husband did he ever smoke

Lolita I have e mailed you... yes he and I both smoked but stopped 15 years ago and I know ..it`s hard.
One of my happiest days was when my only child, my daughter, stopped. Seeing what her Dad went through was a BIG incentive.

But you have the best reason in the world to quit...living.
Take Care
Marica

Lolita: My middle son and his wife recently were successful in quitting using the new drug "Chantix" (I'm unsure of the exact spelling.) Coming from someone who knows EXACTLY what you're going through...GOOD LUCK!

Lois in NC

Yes, my husband smoked. He quit mid-treatment. Thank goodness. I know it was hard, but if he did so can you. His attitude always was, I like to smoke so I will no matter what the docs say. Good Luck.
Linda

Lolita,
If you want motivation, read 'Rich's plea' in today's active topics!

From another point of view--I've been told that stopping at this point would be like 'shutting the stable-door after the horse has bolted' and it's a habit which helps me cope with my prognosis.
I know, of course, that I shouldn't and what it does, and my son hates me for it, and I feel such a stupid leper, but I do it.

Cancer is hard enough to beat--being beaten up about smoking doesn't help

Lolita,

Well, I thought that I could get away with smoking just one cigarrette a day but as you can see from my signature, that I couldn't. It took making me a total larryngectomee to get me to quit altogether. Trust me. You don't want to go that route.

I quit for 6 months after the first cancer, but hubby still smoked so temptation still in house. I went cold turkey both times and really didn't miss it after two weeks although I can't say I was the most pleasant person. Throw them out, and take a walk around the block when urge hits you. If I quit, anyone can. Good luck.

Take care,
Eileen