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 Joined:  May 2008 Posts: 357 |  Oh, no!I can't believe I missed this. Carol, please tell Jim that I'm thinking of him, I'm sending good vibes & prayers his way, & I am looking forward to when he's back on the OCF forum, making me laugh - and think - with his great messages. He's a fighter, & I wish him the best during this latest and difficult round.
 
 love & hugs,
 Marlene
   Marginal mandibulectomy 6/17/08 resulted in DX of Stage I SCC - gingiva (3 mm) right mandible, buccal side. Clear margins. Occasional social drinker. Smoked last cigarette in 1979. Clear pet: 12/08; 7/20/09. Yay!
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 Joined:  Feb 2008 Posts: 38 |  Well, he's home. He went to his daughter's house, but now, he's at his house. I'm sure he'll be on here soon. You just can't keep a good man down. lol Carol  |  |  |   |   |   |  |   |  Joined:  May 2009 Posts: 1,412 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) |   |   Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) 
 Joined:  May 2009 Posts: 1,412 |   Angelia
 31 at Dx.
 DX: 4/30/09, 10/21/09 SCC on floor of mouth,
 T1NOMO, T2N1M0
 TX: 39 IMRT, 8 cisplatin 11/30/09
 PET/CT: 11/03/09: Lymph node involvement
 PEG/PORT: 11/09
 TX end: 02/01/10
 PET Scan: 04/05/10 clear
 PEG Out: 06/21/10
 Biopsy: 12/23/10: fibrosis
 HBO: 01/04/11 - ORN
 Baby girl born 11-30-12
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 Joined:  Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 |  I knew it, he only wanted a little vacation time with the nurses.   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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 Joined:  Feb 2007 Posts: 790 |  EZ Jim we are thinking of you and praying for you.  KATE   Tongue Cancer T2 N0 M0 /
 Total Glossectomy Due to Location of Tumor
 
 Finished all treatments May 25 2007
 Surviving!!!
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 Joined:  Jan 2008 Posts: 706 |  Jim-you are my inspiration to keep on truckin' no matter what!   cg to husband, 48 Stage 1V head and neck SCC. First surgery 9/07. Radiation and several rounds of chemo followed. Mets to chest and lungs. "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain." Went home to God on February 22, 2009.
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 Joined:  Apr 2006 Posts: 794 |  Jim.....glad you are home. Now....come back here when you can lift a finger to type!! We miss you!!! XOXO   Colleen--T-2N0M0 SCC dx'd 12/28/05...Hemi-maxillectomy, partial palatectomy, neck dissection 1/4/06....clear margins, neg. nodes....no radiation, no chemo....Cancer-free at 4 years!
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 Joined:  Feb 2008 Posts: 38 |  I talked to him, yesterday. He was having alot of pain in his tongue, so we didn't talk very much. He said he hadn't heard anything about the biopsies, yet, but as soon as he does, he'll let me know. So, if he doesn't get back on here pretty soon, and tell you himself, I'll update you all.  Have a blessed day. Carol |  |  |   |   |   |  |   |  Joined:  Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) |   |   Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) 
 Joined:  Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 |  Thanks Carol, I thought after your last post that we would have heard from him by now. Hopefully soon!   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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 Joined:  Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 |  Please let Jim know Im sending lots of prayers his way.    Christine
 SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44  2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07  -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma  2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years  very happy to be alive    |  |  |         |      | Forums23 Topics18,279 Posts197,205 Members13,413 |  | Most Online2,371Sep 11th, 2025
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