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Cancer Support

alfredo

(60,239 posts)

44. Good on you.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 02:03 PM

Jan 2019

Has your tastebuds recovered? How about your salivary glands?

I had stage 3 on the cusp of stage 4 neck and tongue cancer. Mine was also SCC probably caused by HPV. 35 trips to radiation 2 chemo treatments.

I'm slowly recovering. I still can't drink enough liquid without taking the bulk through my feeding tube. I have damage to my throat and will probably have to use the feeding tube for the rest of my life. I'm 73 years old, so the rest of my life is not as long.

My name is Alfredo, and I am a 2Cal Hn junkie.

Stick around for my 10 year anniversary of being Cancer free.

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Ten years ago today, I woke up from what was to have been minor [View all] sinkingfeeling Jan 2019 OP

Amazing! tulipsandroses Jan 2019 #1

Congrats on having gone through hell and come back to be with us here. Zoonart Jan 2019 #2

A huge tip of the hat 🎩 for reaching such an important milestone! Ninga Jan 2019 #3

From one survivor to another Ohiogal Jan 2019 #4

My lifetime sweetie is battling cancer thucythucy Jan 2019 #5

Good luck, thucythucy kag Jan 2019 #23

Thank you. thucythucy Jan 2019 #41

Good for you! You beat cancer! raging moderate Jan 2019 #6

Congratulations!! cate94 Jan 2019 #7

How wonderful that you survived that horror! Lonestarblue Jan 2019 #8

Amazing Farmer-Rick Jan 2019 #9

21 + years since my first diagnosis Yonnie3 Jan 2019 #10

Glad you're here. Duppers Jan 2019 #42

wow. barbtries Jan 2019 #11

Congratulations to you, Scarsdale Jan 2019 #12

Wonderful! Congratulations! Cousin Dupree Jan 2019 #13

Wonderful! lillypaddle Jan 2019 #14

Congratulations! volstork Jan 2019 #15

Congrats on the 10 year mark!! Solly Mack Jan 2019 #16

OMGAWD.......no symptoms.....and all that hurt. a kennedy Jan 2019 #17

Yay! Very happy for you! CaptainTruth Jan 2019 #18

Congratulations! Quite a wonderful milestone MaryMagdaline Jan 2019 #19

That's EXCELLENT! Such great news! calimary Jan 2019 #20

fantastic! we look forward to having you with us for many years. niyad Jan 2019 #21

Congratulation! Javaman Jan 2019 #22

I think you are RADIANT ROB-ROX Jan 2019 #24

Fantastic News! Happy Anniversary and Congratulations! dlk Jan 2019 #25

Wow! Happy Anniversary! panader0 Jan 2019 #26

Congratulations--and many more years! nt tblue37 Jan 2019 #27

Did you get your ability to taste back? Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #28

Taste returns slowly. With me, the first was salty and the last was sinkingfeeling Jan 2019 #32

Bummer. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #45

so happy your taste buds recovered eventually. pansypoo53219 Jan 2019 #58

Pot does wonders for the appetite. Codifer Jan 2019 #40

OMG. Horrible experience. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #46

The decision was a precaution. Codifer Jan 2019 #57

+1. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #59

God bless your heart and soul. Enjoy every minute of rest of your life. Thank you for your story. ancianita Jan 2019 #29

Congratulations! SnowCritter Jan 2019 #30

wow - congratulations on 10 years of being Cancer Free NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #31

Woo hoo!! Rabrrrrrr Jan 2019 #33

November 2008 - Melanoma Pachamama Jan 2019 #34

Congratulations,sinkingfeeling! gademocrat7 Jan 2019 #35

Congratulation! All cancer survivors are waiting for those benchmarks. 5 yrs, 10 yrs.. cancer FREE. usaf-vet Jan 2019 #36

Glad you are still with us! get the red out Jan 2019 #37

Amazing! Congrats and cilla4progress Jan 2019 #38

Congratulations! Heartstrings Jan 2019 #39

Wow and Congrats! Duppers Jan 2019 #43

Good on you. alfredo Jan 2019 #44

Damn right, Alfredo! True Dough Jan 2019 #67

I still have little victories, and Little victories make life worth living. alfredo Jan 2019 #69

Bravo!!!!! diva77 Jan 2019 #47

That's great news. My 22 year old son had what he was told was a wart. Pepsidog Jan 2019 #48

Congrats! IronLionZion Jan 2019 #49

That's wonderful! LisaM Jan 2019 #50

This is wonderful news. MontanaMama Jan 2019 #51

You really encourage me, sinkingfeeling! Anon-C Jan 2019 #52

Good for you! Liberty Belle Jan 2019 #53

Mazel Tov Gothmog Jan 2019 #54

Wow awesome! we can do it Jan 2019 #55

So happy for your recovery... Moostache Jan 2019 #56

Fantastic seta1950 Jan 2019 #60

Amazing story. Thank you for posting. cpamomfromtexas Jan 2019 #61

I'm not religious at all but sellitman Jan 2019 #62

I'm so happy for you and I needed to hear something like this today JHan Jan 2019 #63

Congratulations! Trueblue Texan Jan 2019 #64

Happy tenth! So glad you are here. mahina Jan 2019 #65

congrats! Demovictory9 Jan 2019 #66

You are the most True Dough Jan 2019 #68