 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Try not to get too far ahead of yourself. Focus on what you have control over and avoid "what if..." thinking as much as possible. Not knowing what the future holds can be very unsettling. There is a good life after OC, but its just like anything, it is what you make of it.
You really are ahead of the game by finding this site. Read and educate yourself about your disease so you can be a strong advocate. If you click on the small blue Oral Cancer Foundation toward the top left you will find the main OCF pages. Its full of important info every OC patient should read.
Best wishes!
ChristineSCC 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  | 
