#6656 01-11-2006 11:06 AM | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 100 Gold Member (100+ posts) | OP  Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 100 | Rod had his check up with his ENT today.He is 18 months post treatment and his doctor says he looks great! Weight is still an issue but he did gain 2 lbs.Better than nothing!lol I have to admit my anxiety since finding out he had a check up scheduled was through the roof!I don't know why it was so bad this time??? Anyway thank God for more good news!Thanks to you all too and especially the chosen few I bothered with my anxiety!  I also got to spend some time with Rod before Christmas!He flew up for a visit.What a difference from last year. The last time I saw him he was right out of tx and could hardly eat!This year we had Mexican food!!!I also noticed he didn't need a drink with every bite!It was wonderful! Just thought I would share some good news! God bless~Maureen
maureen (friend to Rod SCC tonsil diag. Mar 04 stage 4 -concurrent rad. & chemo) Finished tx July 04
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#6657 01-11-2006 12:20 PM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 | Maureen
The Devil is not all bad because God won't let him be so..
Glad to hear your good news.. long may it continue
Sunshine.. love and hugs
Helen
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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#6658 01-11-2006 12:41 PM | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 136 Senior Member (100+ posts) | | Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 136 | hi Maureen,
Rod is eating Mexican food?
it doesn't get much better than that.
Happy New Year and thanks for sharing.
cu,
larryb
'01 diagnosis.. jaw hing and base of tongue. surgery not possible. JHU used radiation and chemo to seemingly rid me of the beast. peg for about 19 months. 100 cases of 24 cans of liquid food. 9 months eating therapy. 3x esophagus stretches. non-smoker. previously a social drinker.
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#6659 01-12-2006 05:18 AM | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 307 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 307 | Hi Maureen,
That is great news!! I hope Rod appreciates what a caring and wonderful friend you are.
Hugs,
Shelley
Caregiver to husband Ron. Throat Cancer. Finished 35 radiation treatments on 11/21/04. 8/2/11 small lesion on lower gum, laser Procedure to remove. 3/6/12 Doc. removed another lesion on outside of his neck. Did a skin graft from his chest to replace the skin on his neck. Went to Heaven on 6/24/12.
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#6660 01-12-2006 01:15 PM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 |
Caregiver to husband Pete, Dx 4/03 SCC Base of Tongue Stage IV. Chemo /Rad no surgery. Treatment finished 8/03. Doing great!
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#6661 01-12-2006 07:03 PM | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 306 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 306 | Maureen, Keep those good reports comin! Every time one of us wins a round with the beast, we all get stronger. Thanks for posting your news. Tom
SCC BOT, mets to neck, T4.
From 3/03: 10wks daily multi-drug chemo,
Then daily chemo with twice daily IMRT for 12 weeks - week on, week off. No surgery. New lung primary 12/07. Searching out tx options.
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#6662 01-12-2006 08:53 PM | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 156 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 156 | hi maureen,thanks for updating yipeeee.luv this kinda news.sets me up for the day ...god bless rod and take care of one another....maz | | |
#6663 01-14-2006 09:37 AM | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 105 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 105 | Does anyone know if loosing lymph nodes makes fighting the common cold harder? I had 28 or 30 nodes removed during my surgery. Just wondering. Hope it's not a stuid question.
John
SCC base of tongue. Diagnosed as stage IV, Sept. '04. Partial glossectomy, Radical neck dissection left side, 37 Radiation sessions, Chemo x 7 weeks. Finished treatments January '05. Cancer surivor!
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#6664 01-14-2006 01:36 PM | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 122 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 122 | John,
Not a stupid question! I have not experienced as many colds since my neck dissection, but I think it has more to do with scrupulous hand washing than anything else. I do get a flu shot every year and am considered "high risk" for flu due to history of cancer. (Get them free from employer and when the vaccine is scarce, that is why I was allowed a shot.)
Hope that helps!
Sincerely,
Lisa
SCC Tongue T1N0M0\Dx 3-10-03
Hemiglossectomy, alloderm graft, modified neck dissectomy 4-14-03
3 Year Survivor!
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#6665 01-14-2006 01:36 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 67 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 67 | I asked this same question of my docs a few years ago, the answer was no. By the way, please start a new topic when you are begining a new question or idea not related to the thread. Putting new things in an existing thread/idea allows them to get lost in the process.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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