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Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 207 | Well, what can I say...he has no immunity and is constantly fatigued, I get a bit lonely sometimes....PET & CT scans booked in on 29th Sept, Oncologist consultation 6th Oct, if no hotspots, peg wil come out.....very worried about his constipation at the mo, he will OD on laxatives soon if not careful....blocked colon can also be a sign of 'c' too.....bit scared....mainly good news, but there is always something at the back of your mind......fingers xed huh??!! xoxoxo
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Jeanna
Wife/Carer of Rod, 56, Dx 5/3/09, SCC Oropharnyx T4 N2, End Tx 28th 07/09, 7wks Rad, 3 Cisplatin, primary tonsil, 4cm Lymph right of neck, 1cm left, in jaw & soft palate & base of tongue. Peg 06/09. CT & PET scans 02/11 - NED. Dentures 20/09/11, PEG out 28/10/11.
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Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 207 | PS..... I don't even know what SCC Oropharnyx is??!!
Jeanna
Wife/Carer of Rod, 56, Dx 5/3/09, SCC Oropharnyx T4 N2, End Tx 28th 07/09, 7wks Rad, 3 Cisplatin, primary tonsil, 4cm Lymph right of neck, 1cm left, in jaw & soft palate & base of tongue. Peg 06/09. CT & PET scans 02/11 - NED. Dentures 20/09/11, PEG out 28/10/11.
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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Fingers & toes crossed, and hugs and prayers all coming your way... Hopefully he's just constipated - oil? Maybe a tablespoon or two? You know what works for my constipation if I get that way? Probiotics, refrigerated live probiotics, make me crap my ears out!  ain't that a pretty picture Oropahrynx, over simplified... The oral part of the pharynx, when your hubby opens s mouth you see the back of the throat, that's the oropahrynx it's the part of the pharynx that's open to the oral cavity (mouth)
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Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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