I was once discussing mouthwashes with alcohol with my oral surgeon, the biopsy guy, and said, "In summary, you don't care if I shoot alcohol into my veins as long as I don't put it into my mouth?" -- He looked at me kind of strangely, and then said that was right.

At that time, I hadn't yet been introduced to a PEG grin

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.