Peg,Teeth,Pain!! Preparing for my husband's Throat/ Tonsil Cancer treatment

Evening All.

Stephen my Husband has now had 5 teeth out in preparation for his Throat/ Tonsil Cancer treatment,he has already had his feeding peg fitted 2 weeks ago and has had to deal with

that getting infected(I think we were given this kiss of death by a nurse telling us how to look after it but saying "if this gets infected... thats very rare!) so a weeks dose of liquid Fluxacillin

down another to go... and he's really suffering having had the last wisdom tooth plus another molar out today his face is very swollen let alone the swelling from the lymph nodes on his neck!

He is extremely frustrated with having to loose perfectly healthy teeth let alone the feeling of anger too..... 10 days of healing then the chemo/radiotherpy starts 

Bring it on!! we have holidays and life to enjoy 

xxxx

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  • Oh Wooley, that sounds rather painful... ouch your poor husband having all these healthy teeth out. I can understand why he is feeling angry and frustrated I hope he heals ok from that but as you said, you have "holidays and life to enjoy" and that is certainly something to look forward to!

    How unlucky that the feeding Peg got infected too and now he has to deal with all that swelling. I hope that he heals from this well so that he can start his chemotherapy/ radiotherapy treatment. You mentioned he had throat/tonsil cancer and it made me think that one of our members Hazel  knows a thing or two (or three!!) about throat/tonsil cancer and you might be interested in reading her past posts - she also has a great blog - so feel free connect with her to share experiences if you would like to do so. 

    Wishing your husband the best of luck with the start of his treatment. I hope it all goes well for him! 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

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  • Oh Wooley, that sounds rather painful... ouch your poor husband having all these healthy teeth out. I can understand why he is feeling angry and frustrated I hope he heals ok from that but as you said, you have "holidays and life to enjoy" and that is certainly something to look forward to!

    How unlucky that the feeding Peg got infected too and now he has to deal with all that swelling. I hope that he heals from this well so that he can start his chemotherapy/ radiotherapy treatment. You mentioned he had throat/tonsil cancer and it made me think that one of our members Hazel  knows a thing or two (or three!!) about throat/tonsil cancer and you might be interested in reading her past posts - she also has a great blog - so feel free connect with her to share experiences if you would like to do so. 

    Wishing your husband the best of luck with the start of his treatment. I hope it all goes well for him! 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

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