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Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 349 Likes: 2 | never got the suction machine...always got resistance, and figured I wouldn't want to haul it cross country anyway.
The phelgm is "managable" and some days better than others...
Sometimes, I can go a couple of hours without issue.
Can't talk much, so I still write my notes and stuff.
It is such torture to see my favorite foods, being hungry and not able to eat.
Michael | 53 | SCC | Right Tonsil | Dx'd: 06-10-05 | STAGE IV, T3N2bM0 | 3 Nodes R Side | MRND & Tonsillectomy 06/29/05 Dr Fee/Stanford | 8 wks Rad/Chemo startd August 15th @ MSKCC, NY | Tx Ended: 09-27-05 | Cancer free at 16+ Yrs | After-Effects of Tx: Thyroid function is 0, ok salivary function, tinnitus, some scars, neck/face asymmetry, gastric reflux. 2017 dysphagia, L Carotid stent / 2019, R Carotid occluded not eligible for stent.2022 dental issues, possible ORN, memory/recall challenges.
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