 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | I've mentioned this before -- Be extremely careful and don't sit still for long -- Water may easily slip in through the outer stoma to the point that your skin will be filled with water and you won't be able to stand up because you will weigh too much -- They will have to drain the tub and then install drains in your feet to get the water out.
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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