 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Hi Anita,
My last surgery there was 2001 so maybe they now give out washcloths and soap, but I doubt it. My surgeon is Dr. Chalian.
Waiting has got to be a bitch. Are they at least giving you updates from time to time? My surgery was 14 hours and I didn't get to ICU until after 10PM. They also had no time to clean me up in OR so nurses tried the best they could. All I wanted the next day was a shower and to wash my hair. After a total laryngectomy and ND, that is tricky business but I did manage it two days after the surgery. Make certain they have a room ready for him before they move him out of his bed in ICU. I wound up in a hallway for 5 hours because they didn't have a room available.
Can you leave a cell phone number and go find some dinner? The White Dog and the Terrace Tavern on Chestnut are good.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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