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10/09 T1N2bM0 Tonsil 11/09 Taxo Cisp 5-FU, 6 Months Hosp 01/11 35 IMRT 70Gy 7 Wks 06/11 30 HBO 08/11 RND PNI 06/12 SND PNI LVI 08/12 RND Pec Flap IORT 12 Gy 10/12 25 IMRT 50Gy 6 Wks Taxo Erbitux 10/13 SND 10/13 TBO/Angiograph 10/13 RND Carotid Remove IORT 10Gy PNI 12/13 25 Protons 50Gy 6 Wks Carbo 11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO 03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN 09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy 04/17 Regraft hypergranulation Donor Site 06/17 Heart Attack Stent 02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs
| | | | Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 105 "OCF Canuck" Senior Member (100+ posts) | "OCF Canuck" Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 105 | Great news Terrib!
My husband also let me take charge for him, I made the calls and asked all the questions. He went along, even though he was too scared to ask certain questions I always asked his permission before asking a doctor so that he would be OK and ready to know more. At one point recently he stoped me in the middle of a question about radiation and its effeciency. It was a little unsettling but I respected his wishes. Now he is at a stage were he is wanting to be informed, he also wants to meet and talk to other survivers.
It ispossible for a scan to pick up phlegm as somthing suspicious? Is that all it was? Wheeeehw, well its goog to know, all the best, Sophie
husband 61@diagnosis painter 6/9/13 Exophylic invasive SCC IV(ext.gingivobuccal) 3cm+ mandibular/lytic/erosion, jugular/node9mmshort-axis 17/9/13 Dx(moderately aggressive) 24/10/13 left madiblectomy, mod radical neck disct, leg flap, NGtube 2/01/14 (30 tx)rads 60gy N2b (2nodes under jaw) (rem. in tiny nerves) (rem. 30 nodes) Clear margin, close 2mm inner cheek 15/05/14 cellulitis 3/12/14 Chest CT Clear 27/02/15 cellulitis 8/6/15 cellulitis 10/6/15 Osteomyelitis
| | | | Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 151 Senior Member (100+ posts) | OP Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 151 | Sophie...
I-don't-know-for-sure-if-the-CT-can-pick-up-mucus,but-whatever-it-was-they-saw-it-was-there-6-months-ago.My-guess-is-that-it-must-of-been-in-the-same-location-to-cause-them-to-question-it-this-time-and-not-6-months-ago.
We-will-see-what-the-lung-doctor-comes-up-with-next.
It-is-still-fresh-in-my-thoughts-how-last's-weeks-trip-could-of-changed-everything.Like-my-husband-said,"he-has-been-given-a-reprieve".I-am-so-thankful-not-to-be-going-down-that-road-again.
Husband diagnosed Oct '11 Cancer of the vocal cord Nov '11 removed right vocal cord. Neck Dissection, cancer in one node, .2, very small & contained) Jan '12 Radiation and Cisplatin, 6 doses. June '12 & Dec '12 clear Pet scan. April '13 Celebrating 1 year cancer free since treatment ended.
| | | | Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 105 "OCF Canuck" Senior Member (100+ posts) | "OCF Canuck" Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 105 | :O) hello Terrib! So great to hear from you, Celebrating your 1 Year CLEAR!!! Cheers to the both of you, Sophie
husband 61@diagnosis painter 6/9/13 Exophylic invasive SCC IV(ext.gingivobuccal) 3cm+ mandibular/lytic/erosion, jugular/node9mmshort-axis 17/9/13 Dx(moderately aggressive) 24/10/13 left madiblectomy, mod radical neck disct, leg flap, NGtube 2/01/14 (30 tx)rads 60gy N2b (2nodes under jaw) (rem. in tiny nerves) (rem. 30 nodes) Clear margin, close 2mm inner cheek 15/05/14 cellulitis 3/12/14 Chest CT Clear 27/02/15 cellulitis 8/6/15 cellulitis 10/6/15 Osteomyelitis
| | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 945 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 945 | Hi, Terri we also had a scare with my husband's follow up chest x-ray this summer - it turned out to be scarring that probably been present for decades. The PET's had picked this up, and our ENT said to not worry too much about it, but getting a big old ABNORMAL on the results is scary.
The lungs can be impacted by all sorts of things that will show up on an x-ray or CT scan. Inflamation and scarring can both result in a positive read and have nothing whatever to do with cancer.
Best wishes on the pulmonologist visit. Keep in mind that some sort of lung damage is pretty common - most people never find out about it!
Maria
CG to husband - SCC Tonsil T1N2M0 HPV+ Never Smoker First symptoms 7/2010, DX 12/2010 TX 40 IRMT (1.8 gy) + 10 Cetuximab PET Scans 6/2011 + 3/2012 clear, 5 year physical exam clear; chest CT's clear of cancer. On thyroid pills. Life is good.
| | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 596 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 596 | Congratulations, Teri and Jeff! I'm so happy to hear of this news! Happy, healthy New Year!
Love in OCF, Kerri
37 y/o fem at Dx (23 wks preg @ dx on 3/16/11) SCC L oral tongue (no risk factors) L partial gloss/MND 3/28/11 @ 25 wks preg T1-2N0M0; no rads/chemo Tonsillectomy on 8/6/12 +SCC L tonsil T2-3N1M0 (HPV-) Treated with 35 rads/7 carbo & taxol (Rx ended 10/31/12), but many hospitalizations d/t complications from rx. Various scans since rx ended are NED! Part of genetic study for rare cancers @ MGH. 44 years old now...I wasn't sure I would make it! Hoping for 40 more!
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