 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Hi Ronnie,
What kind of surgery you are having? Do they need a vein or artery? I think if they take a vein they have to also take skin from another area to cover the first area. I fortunately did not need any, but I think one of the areas they suggested besides the wrist or chest was my back. I also was offered the psossibility of cadaver skin to cover the original area. Like I said, I got lucky and they didn't need to do any of it.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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