#67273 01-11-2008 05:17 AM | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 Member | OP Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 | Hi everyone. My name is Sherri and I am new to this website. I am the caregiver to my husband who was diagnosed in August. I've replied to a couple of posts written by others. My "signature" where it shows my husband's diagnosis, etc. is not showing up at the end of my posts. Can any of you tell me why and how to correct it so that it will show up. Thanks a lot.
Caregiver to husband (age 52 at time of diagnosis) Diagnosed with SCC right orapharynx in Aug. 2007 Stage T3N2bMx 9 of 57 nodes involved Radical right neck dissection 9-24-07 35 IMRT & 7 chemo treatments PEG tube still used for feedings Finished all treatments on 12-10-07 | | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 718 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 718 | When I do a quick reply, there is data to the left of the box I am typing in that says "HTML is disabled, UBBCode is enabled." And underneath that there is a check box that says "Add Signature". Try to do a quick reply to this post and make sure the box is checked.
I think once it is checked it stays checked.
Hope this helps. Margaret ---------- C/G: Husband, 48 (at time of dx) Dx 5/18/07 SCC, BOT, lymph node involvement. T1N2BM0. (Stage 4a, G2/3) Tx 6/18 - 8/3/07, IMRT x 33 Cisplatin x3 (stopped after 1st dose due to hearing issues). Weekly Erbitux started 6/27/07 completed 8/6/07.
| | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 Member | OP Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 | Thanks Margaret. Let's see if that takes care of the problem.
Caregiver to husband (age 52 at time of diagnosis) Diagnosed with SCC right orapharynx in Aug. 2007 Stage T3N2bMx 9 of 57 nodes involved Radical right neck dissection 9-24-07 35 IMRT & 7 chemo treatments PEG tube still used for feedings Finished all treatments on 12-10-07 | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 Member | OP Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 | Well, that didn't work. Any other suggestions?
Caregiver to husband (age 52 at time of diagnosis) Diagnosed with SCC right orapharynx in Aug. 2007 Stage T3N2bMx 9 of 57 nodes involved Radical right neck dissection 9-24-07 35 IMRT & 7 chemo treatments PEG tube still used for feedings Finished all treatments on 12-10-07 | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 Member | OP Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 | Hey Margaret. Hopefully this will work. I think I had just entered my signature information in the incorrect spot when I was setting up my profile.
Caregiver to husband (age 52 at time of diagnosis) Diagnosed with SCC right orapharynx in Aug. 2007 Stage T3N2bMx 9 of 57 nodes involved Radical right neck dissection 9-24-07 35 IMRT & 7 chemo treatments PEG tube still used for feedings Finished all treatments on 12-10-07 | | | | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 | skp,
Looks like you got it...you might add the date he finished all treatments...helps posters to know his recovery time.
Deb
Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997. DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0 TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5. TREATMENT END: 10/1/07 PEG OUT: 1/08 PORT OUT: 4/09 FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!
Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill
| | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 Member | OP Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 11 | Thanks, Deb. I'll do that. Is your husband's throat and mouth still really sore?
Caregiver to husband (age 52 at time of diagnosis) Diagnosed with SCC right orapharynx in Aug. 2007 Stage T3N2bMx 9 of 57 nodes involved Radical right neck dissection 9-24-07 35 IMRT & 7 chemo treatments PEG tube still used for feedings Finished all treatments on 12-10-07 | | | | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 | Sherri,
Hubby has had a pretty fast recovery. He was back eating totally by mouth (PEG tube placed before treatments started and totally PEG dependent by week 4 of treatments) around the third week after the end of rads. His mouth is not really sore per se...his tongue gets tired after he eats though and aches. His saliva output is at about 50% of what it was...definitely peters out at meals. He is beginning to taste sweets now..salty was there quickly after treatments. He talks about the sensation of something in his throat when he swallows... but is not getting choked much at all...I hear a "click" sound a lot when he is drinking something. Bill's energy level is amazing..really back to pre diagnosis levels.
So, all in all, a nice recovery. Bill is scheduled at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL on Monday for his first CT and PET scans....I am scared to death!
Deb
Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997. DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0 TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5. TREATMENT END: 10/1/07 PEG OUT: 1/08 PORT OUT: 4/09 FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!
Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill
| | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 | Deb: Buzz is scheduled for first CTs of Head and Chest on Monday.....he's not worried....I'm a basket case! Not sure how long it will take to get results! Keep us posted about Bill!
Lois
CG to 77 y/o hubby;SCC Alveolar Ridge; Wake Forest Baptist Hosp surgery: 07/19/07; bi mod radical resection/jaw replacement; T2 N2-B M0 Stage IV-A 28 IMRT + 6 Paclitaxel/Carboplatin Getting stronger every day!
| | | | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 | Wow Lois,
Sounds like Monday is going to be a stressful day for both of us. Make you a deal...I will send prayers for you and Buzz and you do the same for Bill and I. It will help both of us to stay centered and in control. That is my worst fear....I feel the tears and emotions rising in my throat every time I think about Monday. We will have our results Monday afternoon as the lovely Dr's at Moffitt respect the time it takes for us to drive two hours north to Tampa and offered to do it all in one day. So scans in the morning (early, ugh..we need to leave Punta Gorda around 4:30am) and then our appointment with the doc around 1:00 pm.
Much hugs and hope from a fellow Tarheel...Deb
Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997. DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0 TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5. TREATMENT END: 10/1/07 PEG OUT: 1/08 PORT OUT: 4/09 FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!
Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill
| | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 83 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 83 | Deb/Lois:
Good luck to both Bill and Buzz. I also get to go on Monday for my tests, then back to Duke Tues am for the results. I am pretty positive but will be glad to hear the offical good news on Tuesday. I am praying for a Tar Heel sweep (3-0).
Bill
Bill Van Horn-53 ex-smoker, social drinker, Biopsy 8/24, Diagnosed 8/30/07 BOT T2N2-B MX Stage IV. Started treatments 10/1/07. IMRT 35 x, Cisplatin - 3 cycles - completed treatment 11/16/07. CT Scans on 1/15/08 all clear Selective neck dissection 1/28/08. All nodes clear.
| | | | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 | Well why not..Bill..we will add you to our thoughts on Monday. Seems you NC boys are tough! How are you feeling..I see you are only out of treatment around 8 weeks??
Bill and I are headed your way the end of January..going to the old homeplace on Clubfoot Creek near Beaufort/Morehead City. Bill grew up on the farm(tobacco) there..college was at NC State. Sister and brother live in Beaufort. We fly into RDU...gonna stop at Kings and have BBQ on the way down.
All the best to you on Monday (and Tuesday)...I will be thinking of you..Deb
Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997. DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0 TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5. TREATMENT END: 10/1/07 PEG OUT: 1/08 PORT OUT: 4/09 FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!
Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill
| | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 83 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 83 | Will be better after Tuesday. I still have to go through neck surgery this month but after Rad and Chemo that should be a piece of cake. Overall I think I am doing good...maybe 90%. Did a business trip to DC last week (drove) and was a bit tired. Can't do the 12 hr days anymore. Working normal schedule and doing some walking/yard work so .....I can eat most foods(some don't taste very good yet).
Beaufort is a great town. I may have mentioned that we have an old fishing shack on the Pamilico River. Middle of no where, we are 45 minutes from a store !! Southeast of Little Washington.
Bill
Bill Van Horn-53 ex-smoker, social drinker, Biopsy 8/24, Diagnosed 8/30/07 BOT T2N2-B MX Stage IV. Started treatments 10/1/07. IMRT 35 x, Cisplatin - 3 cycles - completed treatment 11/16/07. CT Scans on 1/15/08 all clear Selective neck dissection 1/28/08. All nodes clear.
| | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 | NC Bill: Glad to read you post....have been thinking about you! Now, please explain to me how you can get NEXT DAY CT results! Wow! I can't believe you did 35 IMRT - what an accomplishment! Re your neck surgery, are you going for single side or bilateral? Ya! GO HEELS! Beaufort, Pamlico, fishing, KINGS BBQ! Stop! You and Deb are killing me!
Keep us posted, Bill! So pleased to hear that you're doing so well...
Lois & Buzz in Troy
CG to 77 y/o hubby;SCC Alveolar Ridge; Wake Forest Baptist Hosp surgery: 07/19/07; bi mod radical resection/jaw replacement; T2 N2-B M0 Stage IV-A 28 IMRT + 6 Paclitaxel/Carboplatin Getting stronger every day!
| | | | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 199 Senior Member (100+ posts) | Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 199 | I think the next day CT results are common at the major CCC's. I know that's the way they do it at MD Anderson - plus they have PACS so my dr. can show me my images and anything that shows up on the computer screen. (PACS allow the images to be distributed and stored electronically, so there's almost immediate reading capability by the radiologist and referring physician)
Ginny M. SCC of Left lateral tongue Dx 04/06,Surgery MDACC 05/11/06: Partial glossectomy with selective neck dissection. T1N0M0 - no radiation. Phase III clinical trial ("EPOC" trial)04/07 thru 04/08 because tests showed a 65% chance of recurrence. 10 Year Survivor!
| | | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 251 Gold Member (200+ posts) | Gold Member (200+ posts) Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 251 | One memorable CT scan for me was when, just less than an hour after the scan, we ran in to our radiation oncologist in the hospital hallway and he (seeing, most likely, my state of anxiety over waiting for the results) took us to his office and pulled the scans up on his computer for us all to view together. I do remember pacing his office anxiously as he moved through the different "slices".
Best to all of you doing the "Waiting Game" - it's the worst. Anita
Husband Dx 12/02 Stage 4 Tonsil Cancer T1N2bM0; surgery, radiation, chemo 1/03 - 4/03.
| | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,671 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,671 | Anita - your RO sounds like a very special person to be able to see what you were going thru and be so kind and understanding. You're right, the "Waiting Game" is the worst. Ever since our own "waiting game" with my son, I don't like waiting for anything else and I usually don't. My heart goes out to all who are having to do the waiting, now. I hope that the compassion you find here, will help to ease the anxious feelings a little.
Anne-Marie CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)
| | | | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 939 | Hey guys,
Scan results are back...see my post: "Good News" in Survivor Stories.....Deb
Deb..caregiver to husband, age 63 at diagnosis, former smoker who quit in 1997. DIAGNOSIS: 6/26/07 SCC right tonsil/BOT T4N0M0 TREATMENT START: 8/9/07 cisplatin/taxol X 7..IMRT twice daily X 31.5. TREATMENT END: 10/1/07 PEG OUT: 1/08 PORT OUT: 4/09 FOLLOWUP: Now only annual exams. ALL CLEAR!
Passed away 1/7/17 RIP Bill
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