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Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 72 | Tammy, You are an amateur. It never takes me more than 15 seconds! Or are you including the time it takes to get his shirt off and get him on the bed? In that case, it takes me ten minutes and 15 seconds. At least.  Susan
Susan, CG to husband, diagnosed April 2010, age 56, non-smoker, no HPV
Mandibulectomy on left side May 2010 followed by 30 radiation, 3 cisplatin treatments.
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Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,275 Likes: 7 | Johnnie, my husband had TREAD but it didn't work for him, so that doctors tried a new procedure using magnets. I have written a number of posts about the magnets. You can find them here http://oralcancersupport.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=186296#Post186296Since then, John has had five dilatations and he is now drinking all fluids and eating minced food, as well as bread and pancakes.
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: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,024 | Oh yes Susan. 30 seconds to get his shirt off. Deflate the balloon, whip he old Mickey out, fill the syringe, place the new Mickey and inflate.
Tammy.
P.S. Kris has made the monumental decision to have his removed if his checkup next week is good !
Caregiver/advocate to Husband Kris age 59@ diagnosis
DX Dec '10 SCC BOT T4aN2bM0 HPV+ve.Cisplatin x3 35 IMRT.
PET 6/11 clear.
R) level 2-4 neck dissection 8/1/11 to remove residual node - necrotic with NED
Feb '12 Ca back.. 3/8/12 total glossectomy/laryngectomy/bilat neck dissection/partial pharyngectomy etc. clear margins. All nodes negative for disease. PEG in.
March 2017 - 5 years disease free. Woohoo!
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Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 18 | Thanks Susan - what you say certainly makes sense.
Johnnie
Stage 4 cancer survivor 2002
RND
IMRT
Chemo
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Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 18 | I am scheduled to have a MicKey Button on the 7th of April. Doctors are going to try to dilate my throat at that time. I am completely closed. They are going in from my throat and through the pathway of the tube.
I will let everyone know how it works.
Johnnie
Stage 4 cancer survivor 2002
RND
IMRT
Chemo
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