Welcome to OCF. I have exactly the same question as Anne. Not to say that its return is due to your doctors missing something. Dysplasia is something that frequently returns. It is a pre-cancer. Not all cases of dysplasia will turn into cancer. Im sure it doesnt seem like you are lucky but you really are very fortunate. You are lucky that its not cancer and also in the fact that you are catching it early. I knwo having the biopsies and removal of the dysplasia is not a walk in the park. I dont think there is any way you can avoid getting this. The only thing I would tell you is if you smoke to quite and try to eat a well balanced diet high in protein to help you heal from the surgeries.

Check out the main OCF pages and do a search using the word dysplasia. There is alot of relevant info there that may be of interest to you. Make sure you check out the Canadian Oral Cancer Prevention study, it talks about dsyplasia (titled Prevention of Oral Cancer).

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Last edited by ChristineB; 02-05-2012 08:17 AM.
Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile