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fistula's (in Laryngectomees Forum) by terry My husband became a laryngectomee 12-3-04 He was doing well until he developed these fistula's now he is back on a feeding tube which is making him loose weight. Very depressed... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Laryngectomees Forum   RE: tell me what to do for Jerry (in Laryngectomees Forum) by Dr Vinod K Joshi Hello Terry The skin graft should help close the fistula. When is the surgery planned for? Best wishes Vinod (in Jakarta)... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Laryngectomees Forum   Skin Graft (in Laryngectomees Forum) by terry Has anyone had to have a skin graft for the fistula that developed after having a laryngetomy?... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Laryngectomees Forum   RE: Fistulas and coping (in Laryngectomees Forum) by Juliee Martyn wasnt to keen on having the anti de pressants, he has now been re admitted not only with another fistula but a bockage in his stomach.... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Laryngectomees Forum   Afraid surgery did not help (in Laryngectomees Forum) by terry chest and made a flap over his esophogas and then did a skin graph over his fistula in his neck. This was suppose to help the constant oozing of fluid from the fistula and help him eat again. He is still oozing from the fistula and very frustrated about everything. I think he is about ready to give up... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Laryngectomees Forum   RE: Afraid surgery did not help (in Laryngectomees Forum) by Jennifer Sankey Hi Terry Don't have any personal experience, but several people in the group that Paul went to had had to have several tries at fixing a fistula, keep going you're doing a great job,it WILL get better! Jennie... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Laryngectomees Forum   RE: Afraid surgery did not help (in Laryngectomees Forum) by terry Hi Patti, Jerry has been on the feeding tube by stomach since January. He had another surger on Thursday to see if they could close this fistula by taking a skin graft from his leg. We will not know if it worked until it heals. He was talking with his electronic device until the fistula took over... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Laryngectomees Forum   RE: Afraid surgery did not help (in Laryngectomees Forum) by terry Hi Labose, We have a blue healer named Shiloh we have had her for 5 years. She does not like to hear Jerry using the servox, right now he is unable to use it because of the fistula. All he has to do ... the fistula. Hope this works this time. Terry... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Laryngectomees Forum   RE: Afraid surgery did not help (in Laryngectomees Forum) by terry Hi, We are going back to surgery on the 18th of August. I tried to get him in sooner but that is the first available date. The fistula is getting bigger and bigger and it is scaring me. I tried talking Jerry into going and getting another opinion but he refuses to do that. I just thing he needs... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Laryngectomees Forum   RE: need info please (in Questions & Answers) by Dr Vinod K Joshi of the tissues occcurs causing: (i)Fistula formation - breakdown of the wound may result in communication ... . This is more common in patients who have had preoperative radiotherapy. Small fistula tracts heal ... the fistula using a skin graft (ii)Flap failure - this is often associated with fistula formation... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Questions & Answers   RE: need info please (in Questions & Answers) by Dr Vinod K Joshi Hello knt It is most probably a fistula discharging from a dead tooth. Chronic dental periapical infections or dentoalveolar abscesses cause the most common intraoral and extraoral fistulas. Link: Oral Cutaneous Fistulas. Please see your dentist. Let us know how you get on. Best wishes Vinod ... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Questions & Answers   RE: Advice please getting back to normal & work (in General Chat) by terry Hi, Jerry my husband would love to have a drink of water. With the complications of the fistula's he is not able. But he still gets up in the morning and makes Eggs and Bacon and blends it up and feeds it throuth the feeding tube. Terry... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > General Chat   RE: thank you for writing lindy (in Laryngectomees Forum) by terry Jerry had a larygectomy in december due to throat cancer. He was a very vocal person before all of this. He did go to the Dr again today, they put a plug in the fistula that was coming out of his neck. This will help him not having to suction out the stuff that has been coming out of this fistula... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Laryngectomees Forum   RE: thank you for writing lindy (in Laryngectomees Forum) by terry Hi, Jerry was doing well after his voice box was removed but a month later he developed the fistula which then he could not swallow and they had to put the feeding tube back in. They say it was because of the radiation that he had made his skin so damaged. He was going to look into hyperbaric... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Laryngectomees Forum   RE: Need to talk (in Introduce Yourself) by Jola Hello, Russ! Thanks for your interest. I'll send you an email but I think tomorrow, as I'm rather tonigt after some attptms at housework and a long walk with me dog. My cancer also seems to have gone, however there are other problems. Namely - food, speech and fistula. Will write soon, Jola... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Introduce Yourself   RE: saliva (in General Chat) by carl s Hi, I would imagine that all is ok and i have no fistula because i am 18 days post rts and have been on a soft diat and i have not had any food go down the wrong passage. carl x... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > General Chat   RE: New Surgery and Biopsy. (in Laryngectomees Forum) by terry Hi Doc, Thanks for answering. The last skin graft that they did rotted off and they put this tube down Jerry's nose to his throat. They were hoping that his saliva would go down his throat instead of the fistula. You can know see that tube. That fistual is open wide and it is terrible looking. I... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Laryngectomees Forum   RE: Need to speak to someone (in Laryngectomees Forum) by terry Hi Barbara, I appreciate you writing. How is you partner doing? Jerry is not doing very well. He was after they took the tumour from his voice box. But then he developed this fistula which we have had alot of complications. I have come to believe he has given up and it makes my heart hurt. Terry... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Laryngectomees Forum   RE: Newly Diagnosged - throat cancer ? on what to expect (in Introduce Yourself) by terry damages the tissue so badly that I had three Fistula form in my neck. Two of them finally healed after six months and now I have had the first surgey to try to repair the major Fistula and am going... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Introduce Yourself   RE: Hyperbaric Treatments (in Medications, Treatment, Procedures) by terry My husband Jerry was looking into the hyperbaric treatment as he developed these fistula's on his neck that are not healing He is afraid that his insurance will not help pay for them as it is going to cost around 750.00 as day for treatment for 6 weeks. I think he should do it anyway. I just want... > The Mouth Cancer Foundation Online Support Group > Mouth Cancer Forums > Medications, Treatment, Procedures

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