 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,357 Likes: 5 | Good luck. My two initial radiation applications were on opposite sides of my mouth.
Interested - long term side effect if my 2004 scatter radiation was that it might have been the cause of the 2022 cancer
In that surgery - I list my bottom left jaw and most of my teeth as well as the ability to swallow. So while the cancer was Stage 2 (as opposed to Stage 4 previously) that surgery had the greatest impact.
I have a permanent feeding tube for life - which I am dealing with okay ( no food envy) but my speech with my denture in is awful. I speak much better without teeth! I am also looking into so facial reconstruction so that I have a more neutral appearance and not a miserable”resting b*** face)! The facial deformity from the 3rd surgery scares children
Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)
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