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Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 117 | Christine (Moore): Sounds like it might be time to "hide" his car keys..... I am the patient, but I would not dream of driving myself anywhere knowing the pain meds I'm on.
Ingrid K
DX 12/6/10 of T3 SCC Tongue.
Surgery 1/3/11 was hemigloss & forearm free flap, midline mandibulectomy, Neck Disection-All nodes clear.
Ended rads 5/11/11. Taste buds back to about 80%. PEG removed 4/5/12, experimenting eating real food again. If I can do this, so can you !! Stay Strong.
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Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 280 | I agree for sure. I've pulled plug wires, stood in front of the car, lain across the driveway.... Those were during past courses of treatment. I don't know why I didn't expect more of the same this time around. I'm about to put the damn thing on blocks and sell off the tires to the neighbor kids.
CG to my husband, Matt. Dx June 2009 Stage IV Oropharengeal SCC right tonsil primary with distant metastases. Rad to neck- Surgeries to lungs- Every avail chemo - ran out of options Jan 2012, called for hospice help Feb 2012, at rest March 19, 2012.
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Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,940 | never lose that sense of humour girl xx
Liz in the UK
Husband Robin aged 44 years Dx 8th Dec 2006 poorly differentiated SCC tongue with met to neck T1N2cM0 Surgery and Radiation.Finished TX April 2007
Recurrence June/07 died July 29th/07.
Never take your eye off the ball, it may just smack you in the mouth.
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