Thanks for posting an update, sorry it was such an icky day! Am hoping that it is good news that they will leave your leg bone in-tact.

Six plus hours is quite some surgery...how long will you be in the hospital to recover?

Margaret
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C/G: Husband, 48 (at time of dx)
Dx 5/18/07 SCC, BOT, lymph node involvement. T1N2BM0. (Stage 4a, G2/3)
Tx 6/18 - 8/3/07, IMRT x 33 Cisplatin x3 (stopped after 1st dose due to hearing issues). Weekly Erbitux started 6/27/07 completed 8/6/07.