#22802 04-13-2007 08:04 AM | Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) |  Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Hi Allan,
13 has always been my lucky number. May it be yours too. Good luck in your treatment and YELL when you need help.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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#22803 04-13-2007 09:36 AM | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 37 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | | OP Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 37 | hi again back from the consultent my cancer is squamish cell at the base of my tongue just above the voice box they have said i have 7 weeks of radition starting 30th april and my chemo starts 23rd of april they have not made up ther minds when i have my peg fitted i have been told not to take this lightly as it will kill me within 3 years ( happy people these surgeons) and i have been told if my lymph glands donot go down during treatment i will have surgery about august time to remove them if i respond to the treatment , i do not know if this info is helping anyone else but it is helping me i can keep any one posted if they want but as i am new to all this do i follow on this forom or start a new one ? can any one help , Allan
age 52 heavy drinker and heavy smoker stage 111 squamous cell at base of tongue trying to give them all up ,8 lot of cetuximab and 35 lots of radiation , gave up smoking at the start of treatment. only drink now in moderation
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#22804 04-13-2007 09:47 AM | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 37 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | | OP Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 37 | sorry still new to this i live in barrow upon soar in leicestershire 6 years now before that the isle of man ,cancer stage three , very heavy drinker steady drinking through the week and binge at weekends also smoke 20 a day now it looks like i must pay the ferryman since i have been told the news i have not had a smoke for 2 weeks and have barley touched a drink ( i know horse ,stable door and bolted springs to mind but its never to late ) to be truthful i am finding it as hard with the smoking and drinking as it is coming to terms with the cancer , I'm rambling so bye for now , Allan
age 52 heavy drinker and heavy smoker stage 111 squamous cell at base of tongue trying to give them all up ,8 lot of cetuximab and 35 lots of radiation , gave up smoking at the start of treatment. only drink now in moderation
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#22805 04-13-2007 01:38 PM | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 446 "OCF Canuck" Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | "OCF Canuck" Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 446 | Allan
No need to apologize...we were all "new" to this at one point.
The drinking thing I have no issue with. I avoid it one day at a time, and have for nearly two decades. The smoking, I've been a non smoker since June 5, 2006; the day I had surgery.
It is still tough on occasion, but it is worth it on both counts. You will find a world of help here with the cancer issues (and there will be a lot of them).
For the drinking...don't do it alone. The quitting part, I mean. AA is an amazing group, and they can help you too. If you want to send me a private message, click on the 3rd icon on the top of this post. Hang in there...you'll get through this
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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#22806 04-13-2007 01:58 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 | Hi, Allen,If we were sitting together in your favorite pub and having a conversation, I would simply tell athis. "Today is the first day of the rest of your life- good circumstances or bad- make of it what you can and will". Go forward from here - backward gets you nowhere. Best wishes. Amy in the Ozarks
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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