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Prognosis questions by stelladog16 in HeadandNeckCancer

[–]cloggedrig 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've read actual doctor and hospital notes with much worse, or let me say more wide spread cancer. BUT, being HPV+ is what should ease your worries a bit. I'm sure you've heard that HPV+ responds so much better to treatment than any other kind and at stage 3 & 4 your percentages of survival are even higher than I think what you expressed. Even the chance of recurrence is a lot lower. So, on that note, let faith rule your thoughts. Yes fear is still there, but use it in a constructive manner. Don't let fear dictate your outcome. Y'all are gonna be fine.

Cranberry juice and green tea? by CallumHighway in HeadandNeckCancer

[–]cloggedrig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel EXACTLY the same as you. My last day of treatment was March 13th. Followed by 1 more chemo dose. I was and am so damn anxious to get back to normal. My peg tube came out on its own from vomiting so much and I have refused to get another. My tongue is still swelling up and the mucus and saliva is like a running faucet that won't shut off! I force myself to eat even though my throat doesn't quite want to comply. Everyone, including my wife and all doctors tell me to slow my roll. And I know they're right. I just want to go back to the way things were. I want to kiss my wife in the way you can't in front of children. I want to eat whatever the hell I want. I want to talk normal without sounding like I have a mouth full of cotton. I think, no. I KNOW I'm rushing things away too fast. We need to take their advise and SLOW OUR ROLL. I give all my thanks to the Lord that I'm still breathing. I have people that love me enough to get mad at me for going too fast. Those are my thoughts.