"OCF Down Under" Platinum Member (300+ posts) Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 404 Likes: 2 | Susan
I'm not sure whether this would apply to you, but because the floor of the mouth is involved will they be anchoring the tongue flap down to act as the floor of the mouth and tongue? Quite often when they say free flap it is really misleading because it is not actually free, it is stuck down. That is what I have and so do a few other OCF members. Alot of surgeons don't seem to be very clear about that when they are giving their treatment plans.
My original flap was taken from my thigh.
Karen
46 yrs: Apr 07-SCC 80% entire tongue removed,T4N1M0 Neck/D,Jaw Split, Trache 2 ops,PEG 3.5yrs 30 x rad,6 x Cisplatin, 30 x HBO Apr'08- flap Recon + ORN Mandibulectomy (hip bone to reconstruct jaw) Oct'08 1 Plate out-jaw Mar'09 Debulk flap Sep'09/Jan&Nov'10/Feb&Jun'11/Jan&Jul'12/Oct'13/April'14-More surgery
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