Christi's Journey with Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
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Survivor: Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
Patient Info: Finished active treatment more than 5 years ago, Diagnosed: over 8 years ago, Female, Age: 41
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoSurgery
Procedure or Surgery
Removal of three lymph nodes on Left side of neck
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoSurgery
Procedure or Surgery
Removal of tonsils
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoChemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
NO sugar coating chemo sucked but not during treatment but once treatment was done and chemo attacked all of my body that's when the real fight started
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoPain medicine
Drug or Chemo Therapy
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoExternal radiation
Radiation
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoAnemia (low red blood cell counts)
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoChemo brain
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoConfusion
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoCough
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoDepression/Anxiety
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoFatigue (tiredness)
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoHair loss (alopecia)
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoHigh blood pressure (hypertension)
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoLymphedema
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoLow platelet counts (thrombocytopenia)
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoMemory changes
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoMouth dryness
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoMouth sores
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoNausea/Vomiting
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoNerve damage (peripheral neuropathy)
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoSaliva changes (thick saliva)
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoSwallowing problems
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoSwelling (edema)
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoTaste change/loss
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoWeight gain
Side Effects
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoImplant chemotherapy port
Procedure or Surgery
Life saver
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoSurgery
Procedure or Surgery
Feeding peg tube. Helped but I had a lot of complications with it
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoFinished treatment
Celebration
Oct 2012 finished chemo and radiation
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoAnniversary
Celebration
Jan 3 2013 declared cancer free
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoRemission
Celebration
5yrs cancer free Jan 3 2018
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoHair is back
Celebration
Hair fully came back June 2013 short but there. Now 7 years later I have thick full hair to my waist
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoCelebration
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoFertility
Loss
Have not been successful in conceiving.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoLoss
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoDecision Point
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Christi
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Experience with
Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
about 1 year agoPsychosocial
Other Care
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.