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Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 644 Likes: 1 | Thanks everyone. I agree about the meltdown. The prosthodontist (spelling?) said they really liked me at the hospital, so my flowing tears must have touched their hearts.
To my surprise the teeth are not little temp things at all but a proper plate. I can wear it when I like until other measures can be taken. I had no idea they would contemplate a plate but the guy was very confident even though it was very difficult for him to prise my mouth open. I won't get it till the day before the wedding but he's giving me time in his private practice in Takapuna to fit it. He said it might or might not make it more difficult to talk but I want to be able to smile. Talking can take a back seat.
It's really great to know there are various options for missing teeth.
Love to all
Maureen
1996, ovarian cancer surgery + cisplatin and taxol.
September, 2007, SCC of left lateral tongue. Excision.
October, 2009 recurrence in scar tissue, T1NOMO. Free flap surgery from left wrist - neck dissection. 63 year old New Zealander. No chemo, no RT.
February, 2014. New primary in left buccal mucosa. Marginal mandibulectomy, neck dissection, right arm free forearm flap. T1N0M0 but third occurrence and some areas of concern: RT started 8 April and finished 19 May.
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Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 262 | Through surgery, son's wedding -- so many reasons to smile, and now proper choppers to do it -- Maureen, you're coming through this brave and beautiful.
(((HUGS)))
Lynn
53
T3N2aM0 HPV+
5/26/13 discovered painless superball-sized lymph node in neck
6/26/13 DX SCC R palatine tonsil
7/16/13 TORS tonsillectomy & selective ND, mets to 2 nodes
9/3/13 Cisplatin and rads begin, tolerated 1.5 of 3 planned chemo doses
10/16/13 Treatment ends
Dec 13 Ulcer appears at surgery site
Jan 17 Biopsy -- no cancer!
Feb 17 CT/PET Scan lights up tonsil bed & nasal cavity, docs say probably inflammation, don't panic, rescan when ulcer subsides
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Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 945 | Wonderful news about the plate - and the wedding! Do you have your Mother of the Groom dress picked out? How exciting!
Maria
CG to husband - SCC Tonsil T1N2M0 HPV+ Never Smoker
First symptoms 7/2010, DX 12/2010
TX 40 IRMT (1.8 gy) + 10 Cetuximab
PET Scans 6/2011 + 3/2012 clear, 5 year physical exam clear; chest CT's clear of cancer. On thyroid pills. Life is good.
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Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 644 Likes: 1 | Thought I'd just add to this thread for now. Have not had all my results yet - bone and last surgery - but I was booked into radio-therapy planning today. Phew! The radiation oncologist is not sure I need radiation because my results so far are good (?) and he doubts it would have spread to the bone. He said they will discuss it at their Friday Tumour Board meeting. Meanwhile he thought I should go through the pre-planning as timetabled.
Then problems to solve: how to get an IV into my now-fragile arm veins and how to insert a device into my stiff jaw to push my tongue away from the rays. Both were solved after a lot of trial and error. I think the tongue plug is doable although it made my jaw sore and when the mask was pulled down tight for the CT it took a lot of determination not to ask them to stop. I chanted all the cities starting with different letters of the alphabet and other little distraction devices to make the time go.
So here I am ... washed up on an uncertain shore but feeling pretty quite okay right now.
1996, ovarian cancer surgery + cisplatin and taxol.
September, 2007, SCC of left lateral tongue. Excision.
October, 2009 recurrence in scar tissue, T1NOMO. Free flap surgery from left wrist - neck dissection. 63 year old New Zealander. No chemo, no RT.
February, 2014. New primary in left buccal mucosa. Marginal mandibulectomy, neck dissection, right arm free forearm flap. T1N0M0 but third occurrence and some areas of concern: RT started 8 April and finished 19 May.
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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,260 Likes: 3 | You get through it hon... 
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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