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Christi's Journey with Head & Neck/Throat Cancer

  1. 1 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
    Surgery
  2. 2 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
    Surgery
  3. 3 Drug or Chemo Therapy Icon Drug or Chemo Therapy
    Chemotherapy
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    Pain medi...
  5. 5 Radiation Icon Radiation
    External ...
  6. 6 Side Effects Icon Side Effects
    Anemia (l...
  7. 7 Side Effects Icon Side Effects
    Chemo brain
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    Confusion
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    Cough
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    Depressio...
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    Fatigue (...
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    Hair loss...
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    High bloo...
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    Lymphedema
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    Low plate...
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    Memory ch...
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    Mouth dry...
  18. 18 Side Effects Icon Side Effects
    Mouth sores
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    Nausea/Vo...
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    Nerve dam...
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    Saliva ch...
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    Swallowin...
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    Swelling ...
  24. 24 Side Effects Icon Side Effects
    Taste cha...
  25. 25 Side Effects Icon Side Effects
    Weight gain
  26. 26 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
    Implant c...
  27. 27 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
    Surgery
  28. 28 Celebration Icon Celebration
    Finished ...
  29. 29 Celebration Icon Celebration
    Anniversary
  30. 30 Celebration Icon Celebration
    Remission
  31. 31 Celebration Icon Celebration
    Hair is back
  32. 32 Celebration Icon Celebration
    ???
  33. 33 Loss Icon Loss
    Fertility
  34. 34 Loss Icon Loss
    ???
  35. 35 Decision Point Icon Decision Point
    ???
  36. 36 Other Care Icon Other Care
    Psychosocial

Survivor: Head & Neck/Throat Cancer

Patient Info: Finished active treatment more than 5 years ago, Diagnosed: almost 8 years ago, Female, Age: 40

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    • Experience with Head & Neck/Throat Cancer
    5 months ago
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    Surgery

    Procedure or Surgery

    Removal of three lymph nodes on Left side of neck

    Went as Expected: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Recovery: Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree
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    Surgery

    Procedure or Surgery

    Removal of tonsils

    Went as Expected: Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree
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    Chemotherapy

    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

    Easy to Do: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Side Effects: Disagree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Disagree
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    Pain medicine

    Drug or Chemo Therapy

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

    Easy to Do: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Side Effects: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Neutral/NA
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    External radiation

    Radiation

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

    Painless Experience: Strongly Disagree
    Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Disagree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Disagree
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    Anemia (low red blood cell counts)

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Chemo brain

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Confusion

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Cough

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Depression/Anxiety

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    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Fatigue (tiredness)

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    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Hair loss (alopecia)

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    High blood pressure (hypertension)

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Lymphedema

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Low platelet counts (thrombocytopenia)

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Memory changes

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Mouth dryness

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Mouth sores

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Nausea/Vomiting

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy)

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Saliva changes (thick saliva)

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Swallowing problems

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Swelling (edema)

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Taste change/loss

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Weight gain

    Side Effects

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Implant chemotherapy port

    Procedure or Surgery

    Life saver

    Went as Expected: Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Agree
    Minimal Side Effects: Agree
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Agree
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    Surgery

    Procedure or Surgery

    Feeding peg tube. Helped but I had a lot of complications with it

    Went as Expected: Agree
    Minimal Recovery: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Side Effects: Neutral/NA
    Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Disagree
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    Finished treatment

    Celebration

    Oct 2012 finished chemo and radiation

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    Anniversary

    Celebration

    Jan 3 2013 declared cancer free

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    Remission

    Celebration

    5yrs cancer free Jan 3 2018

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    Hair 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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    Celebration

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Fertility

    Loss

    Have not been successful in conceiving.

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    Loss

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Decision Point

    This person has yet to add any details about this experience.

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    Psychosocial

    Other Care

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