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#58844 08-24-2006 01:14 PM
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Hi,

My Dad's voice; sore throat and coughing phlegm seemed to clear up a few weeks after treatment finished. Then he got a sore throat (think it was the AC); a froggy voice and a bit of phlegm again. Well the sore throat cleared up; but he stil has the froggy voice and doing the throat clearing all the time again. It's been 12 weeks since treatment finished.

Anyone have this too? The froggy voice?

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My Dad (Sam) at age 69 dx SCC Base of Tongue T1N2C Well-Diff - March 2006.

35 IMRT rads & 3 Cisplatin chemos - Apr-June/06. Nodes shrunk 50% Dr's suggest ND. Negative PET - he declined ND.

March/07 Had Bilateral ND. No Cancer!! Doing Well!
#58845 08-24-2006 06:06 PM
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Lisa,
most of us actually lost our voice for a week or more post Tx. A humidifier might help. I still use one to this day. AC will strip the moisture out of the air faster than turning the heat on.


Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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#58846 08-25-2006 04:41 AM
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Hi Gary;

yes he used a humidifier during treatment and it sure helped.

That's good to know about the AC. He pretty much keeps it off; but we had a heat wave so they had to put it back on for a bit (boy was their house hot ha).

His voice was bad during and after treatment; 'then it cleared up'. Now it's back to being froggy and has been like that for a month. Anyone else have this? your voice cleared up then went back to being hoarse raspy froggy ?


My Dad (Sam) at age 69 dx SCC Base of Tongue T1N2C Well-Diff - March 2006.

35 IMRT rads & 3 Cisplatin chemos - Apr-June/06. Nodes shrunk 50% Dr's suggest ND. Negative PET - he declined ND.

March/07 Had Bilateral ND. No Cancer!! Doing Well!
#58847 08-25-2006 08:25 AM
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Hi Lisa,

I'm two years out. Still can't sing and voice changes constantly. Deep to hoarse. Sometimes it's better, someetimes worse. I think in time it may level out, but I don't worry about it. I guess you could call my voice "froggy". The radiation gets bvery close to the vocal cords. It takes them a long time to heal. i'm not sure mine will ever get back to the way they were, but I don't really carfe as long as I remain in remission.

Steve


SCC, base of tongue, 2 lymph nodes, stage 3/4. 35 X's IMRT radiation, chemo: Cisplatin x 2, 5FU x2, & Taxol x2. Hooray, after 3 years I'm in still in remission.
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Hi Lisa,
I don't know how "froggy" your Daddy's voice is. As said by others, the voice of most oral cancer patients is adversely affected after treatment, at different degrees. I lost my voice during the latter half of treatment and lasted for a month. After that it was back but not the same old voice I once had. I could take up teaching again and students had no difficulty in understanding me. I am now almost 5 years in remission, the voice is still raspy and it changes without apparent reasons. There are times when my voice is very clear but other times people think that I am suffering from a heavy cold. For friends who know me well, I need not explain to them and for those people who are not my friends, I just tell them I am having a cold. Time helps me overcome this voice problem and as long as it doesn't block my communication with others, I feel pleased. A small price we need to pay in exchange for our precious life.

Karen


Karen stage 4B (T3N3M0)tonsil cancer diagnosed in 9/2001.Concurrent chemo-radiation treatment ( XRT x 48 /Cisplatin x 4) ended in 12/01. Have been in remission ever since.
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Lisa,

I went for a long time after radiation having "froggy" spells with my voice. It was mostly due to dry mouth problems (I described it to people back then as feeling like I had been chewing on sawdust). If I couldn't stay hydrated enough, it would turn raspy very quickly. With more time, more healing, and the help of medication and Biotene products, I have fewer problems with it. For the past 14 years, I've been able to go back to singing in choirs on a regular basis, which has been a real plus.

Cathy


Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989

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