 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,260 Likes: 3 | Well that totally sucks!! I did respond to you in the other forum about what the surgery entails. Gum cancer can jump around a bit usually it is to other areas of the gum/jaw/cheek but I suppose the tongue is a possibility too. Thankfully they are on the ball.
Okay one thing I didn't know was that he had radiation previously this will make his healing from the surgery a bit harder. but if he is in good health hopefully it will go smoothly - hugs.
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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