We did recommend music. Hopefully there's a CD player in the treatment room. We asked when/if she started but haven't seen an answer yet. We sent pics of me in my mask on the table. Mine had a mouthpiece (like a sports mouthpiece) that held my jaw in a certain position. She must have had a run through or started as she complained of how tight the mask was and she said hers has a breathing tube of some sort which makes it a little difficult to breathe normally adding to her anxiety.

Having Marcia to reach out to in her native language is definitely a positive. We'll be there for her the best we can and encourage her to post in English and send questions/concerns to post. For now, it's been pretty basic/common things.

If there are questions or advice you or anyone would like to relay, please post and Marcia will translate and send to her.

"T"


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Cardiac bypass 11/07
Cardiac stents 10/2012
Dx'd 11/30/2012 Tx N2b MO Stage IV HPV+
Palatine Tonsillectomy/Biopsies 12-21-12
Selective Neck Dissection/Lingual Tonsillectomy/biopsies TORS 2/7/13
Emergency Surgery/Bleeding 2/18/13
3/13/2013 30rads/6chemo
Finished Tx 4/24/13
NED Since