| | Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 33 "OCF Canuck" Contributing Member (25+ posts) |  "OCF Canuck" Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 33 | Tony, Congratulations. I sit here in awe. Your bravery and positive attitude are very inspiring. Best wishes in the rest of your check-ups.
Ja 2013 tongue, red sore spot, r/r edge + white strip underneath, no pain
Al Bx on spot, strip, and vocal cords, lab rep benign
Oc 24 Surgeon follow-up, larger Bx req'd
Oc 25 Bx bits to Vanc. Cancer lab
No 14 MD said more ca investig'n req'd
No 19 Prince George CC, MRI & CT
No 20 PGCC Oncol says cancer
De 2 Vancouver Cancer Centre, PET/CT
De 31 VGH partial glossX + ex spot on vocal cords
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Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 269 | Woo hoo! Nice to know you are on the post treatment side. About your taste...well who knows. I actually started tasting things about two weeks post treatment and my taste buds were coming back strong after about a month. Of course I still have no appetite and don't exactly enjoy food, however...I can taste everything perfectly and my last day of tx was oct 14. So, you never know, your taste buds might be back sooner than you think. Look forward to hearing more about your post treatment journey. Wishing you all the best!!
Nancy (53 at dx)
Metastatic SCC. Stage III. HPV positive with occult primary. N1, no ecs
7/1/11 - L-Selective neck dissection. Tonsillectomy. All clean. No rad, no chemo.
5/29/13 - Found primary
7/3/13 - TORS
7/8/13 - Emergency Surgery/Blood vessel burst in throat
8/9/13 - Peg in
9/3/13 - Radiation starts 30 IMRT, 60gy BOT, 56gy both sides of neck
10/14/13 - Radiation ended!
11/12/13 - PEG out!
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 559 Likes: 1 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | OP "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 559 Likes: 1 | Okay folks, I've started a thread in Immediate Post Treatment, so I won't be posting here anymore.
Tony, 69, non-smoker, aerobatics pilot, bridge player/teacher, avid dancer (ballroom, latin, swing, country)
09/13 SCC, HPV 16, tonsillectomy, T2N0.
11/13 start rads, no chemo
12/13 taste gone, dry mouth,
02/14 hair slowly returning
05/14 taste the same, dry sinuses, irrigation helps.
01/15 food taste about 60% returned, dry sinuses are worse in winter.
12/20 no more sinus problems, taste pretty good
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