 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | Some of us prefer a straightforward assessment of our condition and propects from the medical professionals, whereas some of us want it to be more subtle or even non-existent -- What hurts is when MedPro is one kind and the afflicted is the other. The MedPros are often wrong because it's not an exact science, but I believe it's valuable to have at least an estimate of the expected severity of the situation.
Pete
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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