Reconstruction roadblocks
Last time I wrote about how I was willing to take the risk to have my bottom teeth out and…
Troublesome teeth on way out
Things moved slowly and now they are going pretty damn fast. Saw a big medical team last Friday, the prosthodontist…
The end of the troublesome teeth?
I won’t go into the sad story of my 1940’s model of toothipegs. I’ve got 11 left and they’re now…
Biting pain
I’ve had a few episodes of unbearable pain during my hnc journey. Not many. My pain after the big surgeries…
Awake intubation through nose
Nasotracheal intubation! As a repeat cancer patient I’ve spent 20 years toughening myself up for medical procedures. If you’re going…
The Radiotherapy Mask before the late 1980’s
It wasn’t until the late 1980s that the radiotherapy immobilisation mask in New Zealand was manufactured using the holey, opaque,…
Stigma
Last week one of the most wonderful people in my head and neck cancer Facebook group had a coughing fit…
No social eating?
HNC patients suffer from unique challenges, as much of social functioning depends on the structural and functional integrity of the…
Masking up. Part 2.
Last time I wrote about the radiotherapy experience in general as well as the dreaded mask. This time I want…
Masking up, Part 1
I don’t have any feelings about the radiation mask. To many it’s a symbol of the horror of HNC treatment….