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#11852 08-21-2007 12:21 PM | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 16 Member | OP  Member
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 16 | Hello everyone,
I posted a few weeks back about my moms recent diagnosis.
Finally we are getting in tomorrow for her ct scan and seeing her surgeon directly after to find out the extent of the damage.
Hopefully when we leave his office tomorrow we will know how advanced her cancer is and how radical her surgery is expected to be.
Wish us luck
Jackie | | |
#11853 08-21-2007 01:20 PM | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 231 Gold Member (200+ posts) | | Gold Member (200+ posts)
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 231 | Good luck to you and your mom Jackie. I pray that the good Lord will be with the both of you and give you a peace that is unimaginable.
Billy
Dx Mar 07 with Base Of Tongue Stage IV. IMRT 35x with 3 doses Cysplatin ran concurrent. Tx ended May 31,07. Left and right node involved. Radical neck disection 7/18/07
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#11854 08-21-2007 02:26 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 | Dear Jackie, Sending you and your Mom best wishes. How are your kids doing so far? Amy in the Ozarks
CGtoJohn:SCC Flr of Mouth.Dx 3\05. Surg.4\05.T3NOMO.IMRTx30. Recur Dx 1\06.Surg 2\06. Chemo: 4 Cycles of Carbo\Taxol:on Erbitux for 7 mo. Lost our battle 2-23-07- But not the will to fight this disease
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#11855 08-21-2007 03:41 PM | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 16 Member | | OP Member
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 16 | Billy and Amy,
Thanks for the kind wishes.
The kids are doing okay...they don't really get it yet. I've been quite honest with my 10 yr old about grandma's illness and of course the two year old is okay as long as grandma is around to do his bidding. She spoils them both rotten and it will be possibly a good thing for them to have to learn to give back more to grandma for a change.
Jackie | | |
#11856 08-22-2007 02:31 PM | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 16 Member | | OP Member
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 16 | Hi everyone,
The news was relatively good today. The CT scan showed a 5 cm tumor at the very back of her gum. He said he would be able to remove it and a small portion of her jawbone without affecting the use of her jaw.
It hasn't spread to her lungs or ear canal but is showing in a few nodes. He will also remove some nodes. She will have a tracheotomy (sp?) and a peg tube inserted during the surgery and should only be in the hospital two or three days.
I noticed that her reaction to what the doctor said was a little strange and I will post about it sometime soon. I have a few questions for the people who have been diagnosed about the feelings involved.
Thanks for listening
Jackie | | |
#11857 08-22-2007 03:36 PM | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 | Jackie: Keep us posted on your mother's surgery and progress! I'm thankful that her jaw will not be affected by the surgery, and hope that she will do as well as Buzz has since his jaw surgery. Buzz had a trach, but talked 'around' it, anyway, so they finally took it out after a few days!
When is she scheduled for surgery? We will certainly include her in our prayers...
Lois & Buzz in NC
CG to 77 y/o hubby;SCC Alveolar Ridge; Wake Forest Baptist Hosp surgery: 07/19/07; bi mod radical resection/jaw replacement;
T2 N2-B M0 Stage IV-A
28 IMRT +
6 Paclitaxel/Carboplatin
Getting stronger every day!
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