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 Joined:  Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 |  I hope your special day is full of joy. Thank you for all you do for us. Happy Birthday!!   SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
 Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days  radiation
 Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
 Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
 Cervical Spinal Stenosis  01/11
 Cervical Myelitis 09/12
 Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
 Dysautonomia 11/12
 Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
 COPD 01/14
 Intermittent CHF 6/15
 Feeding tube NPO 03/16
 VFI 12/2016
 ORN 12/2017
 Cardiac Event 06/2018
 Bilateral VFI 01/2021
 Thoracotomy Bilobectomy  01/2022
 Bilateral VFI 05/2022
 Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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 Joined:  Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 |   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:  Jul 2012 Posts: 3,267 Likes: 4 |   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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Joined:  Oct 2012 Posts: 1,275 Likes: 8 |   Gloria
 She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails... Elizabeth Edwards
 
 Wife to John,dx 10/2012, BOT, HPV+, T3N2MO, RAD 70 gy,Cisplatinx2 , PEG in Dec 6, 2012, dx dvt in both legs after second chemo session, Apr 03/13 NED, July 2013 met to lungs, Phase 1 immunotherapy trial Jan 18/14 to July/14. Taxol/carboplatin July/14. Esophagus re-opened Oct 14. PEG out April 8, 2015.  Phase 2 trial of Selinexor April to  July 2015. At peace Jan 15, 2016.
 
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 Joined:  Jul 2009 Posts: 1,409 Likes: 1 |  Well whaddya know, it's Brian's birthday. One more successful trip around the son, old bean! And many more to come.
 I recommend cake.
   David 2
 SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III  TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18
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 Joined:  Apr 2013 Posts: 319 Likes: 1 |  Happy Birthday, Brian!  Another year gone, let this one be the best ever, and each one after better than the last!
 Bart
  
 
My intro:  http://oralcancersupport.org/forums/ubbt...3644#Post163644 09/09 - Dx OC Stg IV 10/09 - Chemo/3 Cisplatin, 40 rad  11/09 - PET CLEAN 07/11 - Dx Stage IV C. (Liver) 06/12 - PET CLEAN 09/12 - PET Dist Met (Liver) 04/13 - PET CLEAN 06/13 - PET Dist Met (Liver  + 1 lymph node) 10/13 - PET - Xeloda ineffective 11/13 - Liver packed w/ SIRI-Spheres 02/14 - PET - Siri-Spheres effective, 4cm tumor in lymph-node 03/15 - Begin 15 Rads 03/24 - Final Rad!  Woot! 7/27/14 Bart passed away.  RIP!
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 Joined:  Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 |  Happy Birthday Brian.
 You are an inspiration to us all
   SCC Base of tongue, (TISN0M0) laser surgery, 10/01 and 05/03 no clear margins. Radial free flap graft to tonsil pillar, partial glossectomy, left neck dissection 08/04
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 Joined:  Sep 2002 Posts: 642 |  Happy a Birthday my friend. Keep on rocking in the free world!
   Stage IV Base of Tongue SCC
 Diagnosed July 1, 2002, chemo and radiation treatments completed beginning of Sept/02.
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 Joined:  Aug 2007 Posts: 1,301 |  Happy Birthday and many, many more Brian.You deserve to have a wonderful celebration each and every year.
 Gabriele xo
 
   History Leukoplakia bx 8/2006 SCC floor mouth T3N0M0- Verrucous Carcinoma.
 14 hour 0p SCC-Right ND/excision/marginal mandibulectomy 9/2006, 4 teeth removed, flap from wrist, trach-ng 6 days- no chemo/rad.
 6 ops and debulking (flap/tongue join) + bx's 2006-2012.
 bx Jan 2012 Hyperkeratosis-Epithelial Dysplasia
 24cm GIST tumour removed 8/2013. Indefinite Oral Chemo.
 
 1/31/16  passed away peacefully surrounded by family
 
 
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 Joined:  Jan 2006 Posts: 757 Likes: 2 |  Happy Birthday Brian! Wishing you a year full of good health and happiness!   Susan
 
 SCC R-Lateral tongue, T1N0M0
 Age 47 at Dx, non-smoker, casual drinker, HPV-
 Surgery: June 2005
 RT: Feb-Apr 2006
 HBOT:  45 in 2008; 30 in 2013; 30 in 2022 -> Total 105!
 Recurrence/Surgeries: Jan & Apr 2010
 Biopsy 2/2011: Moderate dysplasia
 Surgery 4/2011: Mild dysplasia
 Dental issues: 2013-2025 (ORN of lower jaw)
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