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#24061 08-17-2007 04:49 AM
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I am a Dentist in Nova Scotia Canada. I am a cancer survivor. Not oral cancer but clear cell sarcoma in my right leg. I have been healthy and cancer free for ten years.
I hope to be able to listen and help out where I can. I refer about 45 people a year for treatment of oral cancers and have recently incoorporated a Velscope into my practice.
Early detection and treatment are the two keys.

Cheers
Dr. Mike


Dentist since 1995, 12 year Cancer Survivor, Father, Husband, Thankful to so many who supported me on my journey so far, and more than happy to comfort a friend.
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Welcome Dr. Mike!
I'm sure that you and Jerry Wilck, will have a lot to share! (He's my favorite dentist!)


Donna
CG to Mom, dx 4/25/07 with tongue cancer,T3N0,tx began 7/6/07, 31 tx's of IMRT, 8 cycles of Erbitux. Brachytherapy, surgery, left neck dissection and temp trach placed all on 9/17/07, trach removed 10/17/07. ORN of jaw, late effect of radiation symptoms. **lost my beautiful mother on 5/5/11.
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Welcome eh


9 YEAR SURVIVOR
SCC Tongue (T3N0M0) diag 06/2006.
No evidence of disease 2010
Another PET 12-2014 pre-HBO, still N.E.D.


�Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. It matters that you don't just give up.�
Stephen Hawking
#24064 08-17-2007 06:03 AM
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From another Canuck - welcome. Glad to have you as a resource.


Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)
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Hi Mike,

I sent you an email to welcome you before I read this post. Congratulations on your 10 year survival. Nice to have you on board.

Jerry

PS...thanks Donna. You are too kind.


Jerry

Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis. SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05. Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.

"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
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Nice to meet you, Dr. Mike- glad you are aboard. 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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#24067 08-17-2007 05:46 PM
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My journey started with my dentist noticing a spot under my tongue and progressed from there. I've always wondered how things might be different now had the dentist not caught it or sent me to have it checked.

You are definitely on the front lines in a unique way. Have you been able to track how many of those referrals have been positively diagnosed as cancer?

thanks,
Steve


Age 41 - Stage 2 SCC tongue Dx 2/06. Cisplatin x3, IMRT x35. Mets to neck node discovered 7/07. RND 40 nodes removed, margins not clear. Cisplatin, Taxotere, 5-FU Fall 07, then IMXT/Erbitux for 7 wks. Inoperable mets to both lungs and pleura Dx Oct'08. 4 cycles Carboplatin, Erbitux, 5-FU so far.
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MY journey started with my dentist NOT properly diagnosing an irritated area on my gum near an upper molar, even though I also complained of ear pain. I've wondered "how things might be different now had the dentist" CAUGHT IT then, rather than ignoring it then, and misdiagnosing it again 6 months later and cauterizing it, and misdiagnosing it and cauterizing it again two months after that, when it was a classic presentation. He never did recognize it or even suspect it as cancer. If he had had me return after the first complaint, to be certain that it had healed, and then done a biopsy, it would have prevented 8 months of allowing the cancer to grow uninterrupted, and it would have made my surgery much less destructive. AND, though I am doing quite well and am thankful for that, it does concern me that my chances of metastasis are greater also, because of the length of time the lesion was present.


Colleen--T-2N0M0 SCC dx'd 12/28/05...Hemi-maxillectomy, partial palatectomy, neck dissection 1/4/06....clear margins, neg. nodes....no radiation, no chemo....Cancer-free at 4 years!
#24069 08-18-2007 04:01 AM
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Dr. Mike, Welcome from western Canada! I'm in Calgary...where are you in Nova Scotia.

Like others here, I wouldn't be around were it not for my dentist noticing something that "didn't look right". I have a relative who's an oral surgeon in Saskatchewan who has done some implant work for me since my diagnosis. I never cared much for dentists; no they're my best friends!
Wayne


SCC left mandible TIVN0M0 40% of jaw removed, rebuilt using fibula, titanium and tissue from forearm.June 06. 30 IMRT Aug.-Oct. 06
#24070 08-18-2007 05:58 PM
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Hi everyone,

Thanks for the warm welcome!! Jerry, thanks for the e-mail and there will be some questions I'm sure.

Dragan, I'm in Bedford, Nova Scotia (eh), back at ya Kevin, hehe.

August sorry to hear about your misadventure with your dentist. I hope and pray you are doing well. I have to say it erks me to hear about my colleagues who do not recognize when things are not right. Trauma heals within 10-14 days after the source of the trauma is removed. Infection heals within 10-14 days (occasionally a little longer)after the source of the infection is removed with or without antibiotics. Anything left after 14 days should be referred to and appropriate ENT, Oral Surgeon, Oral Medicine specialist or at the minimum excisionally biopsied. This has been written in almost every Oral Diagnosis Text used by every Dental Student. I make that comment because my father and grandfather are both Dentists and I have used their text books for reference over the years. My grand father's Guide to Oral Diagnosis has been well used for over sixty years by the three of us and the second chapter basically affirms this.

August don't loose faith in Dentists but you may want to discuss your feelings about your plight with him/her and if your are still concerned the maybe it's time to find someone new.
I pray for your health and happiness.

Donnarose, Pandora99, Amy, Steve J, thanks it is my pleasure to be welcomed by you all eh-->( for Kevin once again)

My e-mail: [email protected]
Please feel free to drop me a line.
Thanks again all,
Cheers,

Mike


Dentist since 1995, 12 year Cancer Survivor, Father, Husband, Thankful to so many who supported me on my journey so far, and more than happy to comfort a friend.
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