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#53404 11-05-2003 11:49 AM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 153 Gold Member (100+ posts) | OP Gold Member (100+ posts) Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 153 | Well you know you make me want to shout...
just 2 yrs ago i finished chemo/rad and couldn't talk for 6 weeks because it caused bleeding. slowly the cords came back and speeh returned. then about a month ago, i got excited about something and shouted.. what a suprise, so i continued for a bit just to see how it would go... well it went just fine.
since then, no shouting, but you know... sometimes i want to sing, Well you know you make me want to shout...
i think shouting can be considered an adjunct therapy... be sure to consult your doc first.
cu, larryb ... i can't hear you... | | |
#53405 11-05-2003 03:08 PM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,163 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,163 | Hi Larry B.
You are two years post therapy, how does it feel? Sounds pretty good to me. How often do you go for check ups?, Do you ever stop thinking about cancer? Dan
Daniel Bogan DX 7/16/03 Right tonsil,SCC T4NOMO. right side neck disection, IMRT Radiation x 33.
Recurrance in June 05 in right tonsil area. Now receiving palliative chemo (Erbitux) starting 3/9/06
Our good friend and loved member of the forum has passed away RIP Dannyboy 7-16-2006
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#53406 11-06-2003 11:52 AM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 153 Gold Member (100+ posts) | OP Gold Member (100+ posts) Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 153 | hey Dan,
Two years is great and still getting better...
i get check up each 3 months with ENT & Chemo doc. Rad doc sees me every 12 months... scope each time... MRI has been changed from 6 months to 9 months.. chest X-ray at 12 months intervals... so the time spans are slowly increasing for different stuff.
my attitude is that it ain't cancer till a doc identifies it as cancer.... i keep a mind frame that it ain't coming back. so although i do think and chat about cancer, it doesn't stress me... that is, i'm not going to waste this goodtime worring about what might be.
i should eat more vegies and fruit.
you keep going and enjoy life, cu, larryb | | |
#53407 11-07-2003 09:35 AM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 37 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | Contributing Member (25+ posts) Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 37 | Hey Larry B. Such great news! And to age me, that is one of my favorite songs to dance to! Keep shouting...I like your attitude about the future and cancer...it's hard for me not to worry but I will try and take that advice. We definitely do live more in each moment than before. Praise God for your health!! Debbie :p
Debbie/Caregiver/wife of Dan, diagosed with SCC tongue, Stage II/III, 1/3 tongue removal, lymph node dissection both sides of neck, skin graph 7/30/03. Left tumor found - radical left neck dissection 12/24/03. Could not get all of tumor/wrapped around carotid artery and in wall of jugular. 1/12/04 beginning of 6 doses of Taxol/Cistoplatin once a week, and rad 70 gray 5 days a week/6 weeks.
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