#7941     07-28-2006 11:49 PM      |       Joined:  Jul 2005  Posts: 624    "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)   |           "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)    Joined:  Jul 2005  Posts: 624  |    Great news, Darrell -- we are rooting for you --!
  Gail        
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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#7942     07-29-2006 03:54 AM      |       Joined:  Feb 2005  Posts: 2,019    Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)   |           Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)    Joined:  Feb 2005  Posts: 2,019  |    What happy news, Darrell.  Nelie        
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia.  "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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#7943     07-29-2006 04:34 AM      |       Joined:  Jan 2004  Posts: 1,116    Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)   |           Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)    Joined:  Jan 2004  Posts: 1,116  |    Congrats Darrell, God Bless, Carol        
Diagnosed May 2002 with Stage IV tongue cancer, two lymph nodes positive. Surgery to remove 1/2 tongue, neck dissection, 35 radiation treatments. 11/2007, diagnosed with cancer of soft palate, surgery 12/14/07, jaw split. 3/24/10, cancer on tongue behind flap, need petscan, surgery scheduled 4/16/10 ---update passed away 8-27-11--- 
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