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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Christine remembers well. I did have a nasal tube put in when I was in my 1st or 2nd week post Tx. I was really in bad shape, weight and fluid wise. Even as bad off as I was it was a painless simple 2 minute procedure, not counting the 2 hour wait to get the X ray taken of my stomach to make sure it was in the right place. I used it for about a week or so and when I walked out of my tunnel I called my doc on a Friday afternoon and he "allowed" me to pull it out myself, again total painless. I have talked about these tubes many times and I still don't know why there are not used more often??
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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