No doubt I will be getting lots of instructions at discharge tomorrow -- Nurses are really impressed with how good the healing seems to be on throat, but I might also be the after-effects of the radiation -- My throat feels like it has some sort of bamboo armor on it under the skin!

Also, there will be a lot of outpatient visits in the near future -- Still have both sutures and wire staples in my throat seams.

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.