I had my bone graft done on Wednesday (Mar 20)and was able to come home the following day. Both sites, my mouth and my hip are sore, but I think the hip is more bothersome. My thigh is numb and occassionaly I get sharp shooting pains in my thigh when I move wrong. Both are short term according to the surgeon and should go away over the next several weeks. The pain in my mouth is minimal compared to my initial surgery to remove the cancer in Oct 2000. Now I guess I wait for several months to see if the graft takes. If it does, and the oral surgeon says it has a 90% + chance of success, I should have implants by next fall/winter. My wife/kids have been wonderful throughout and continue to inspire me. smile


Stage I diagnosed 9/18/2000

Dave