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#45097 07-04-2005 02:49 PM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) |  Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Silvadine cream is what they gave me for my neck. It worked amazingly well. The nurses did tell me to be careful to only use it on spots that needed it because it has some ingredients in it that you really don't want to apply unecessarily to healthy skin.
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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#45098 07-05-2005 12:41 PM | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8 Member | | OP Member
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8 | I got some Silvadene today for his neck. They are holding off radiation this week and to resume next Monday. They assure us that it will heal faster than we think. He is weak and ran a fever one time so Doctor checked him today and all seems to indicate it is just the neck burns wearing him out. Maybe a better day tomorrow. Thanks for all the assistance. | | |
#45099 07-05-2005 12:47 PM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 235 Gold Member (200+ posts) | | Gold Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 235 | I was surprised that they would prescribe something with alcohol in it...no wonder it hurt. My ma used Silvadene and it helped.
Mom's caregvr. DDS failed to dx 01/03. Dx Stg IV SCC 05/03. Induct. chemo, IMRT, 5FU, H, Iressa, Neck disect, radiation. Dad's caregvr. Dx 01/04 Ext. Stg SCLC. Mets to liver/bone 08/04. Died 11/12/04. Mom tongue CA dx 06/13, hemiglossectomy (80% removed) 08/13. Clean margins and nodes, but PNI. 6/15/15: Tongue CA at base of remnant tongue. Declined further tx; hospice.
Died 10/13/15. What a long and difficult journey.
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#45100 07-05-2005 01:53 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 | Just picked up another piece of info.from the above posts. John's blood pressure bottomed out last Sun. & Mon -every reading each day the systolic was below 105. He was weak, dizzy, slept alot. We started pumping Gatoraide into his peg. Went to our family doc today- he has a low grade fever and thrush- started him on amoxicillian and nystatin. Don't know what his Oncologist will say about that, but "hey", he is 3 hrs. away and I could not reach him over the 4th of July weekend.Really glad youall are here. Amy
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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