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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | God luck nicki..
And god bless your dad he's got hootspa!
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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Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 17 | Remember peanut butter was created by a doctor trying to get protein into his patiences keep a jar around with a spoon two tablespoons is 8 grams worth most men like the peanut butter, good luck eating becomes the hardest part sometimes
Diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma surgery 2/24/12,primary tumor pT1 regional lymph node pN1 total number of nodes removed 13 with 1 positive age 53 occasional cigar smoker quit social drinker workout nut.
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Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 128 | hello, thank you all for your kind words of encouragement! dad finished his last dose of radiation today, they gave him 6 large doses.. the tumor is dissolving.. hopefully this will relieve him of some of this pain that he has been experiencing.. he will continue to do Erbitux once a week.. he is truly a fighter.. he hit his two year mark february of this year, hey maybe it wasnt the easiest two years but he will take it and so will we! i will keep you all posted with updates.. thank you all.. i would not have been able to do it without this website.. you all are truly amazing and in my eyes, heros.. xoxo nicki
Dad-55 yrs..2/2010-DX/March 2010-Induction Chemo/35Rads 7weeks concurrent with chemo once every 3weeks/6/2010-Treatments completed-October 2010-Recurrence/December 2010-salvage surgery/clear Margins/July 2011-recurrence/weekly Erbitux treatments-5/30/12, last erbitux..
Painfree and rested 6/19/12
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Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 805 | You are a hero too!! He is very lucky to have you!!
Kathy wife/caregiver to:
Kevin age:53
Dx 7/15/11
HPV16+ SCC Stage IV BOT/R
Non smoker, casual drinker
7/27/11 Cistplatin, taxotere,5FU 2/3week sessions, followed by IMRT 125cgy x 60 (2x daily) w/Erbitux weekly. Last rad 10/26/11. Last Erbitux 10/27/11
PEG placed 9/1/11 Removed 11/8/11
Clear PET 10/12 and 10/13 and ct in 6/14
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