 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 | Hi Keith,
Sorry to hear about the recurrance. Good luck with treatment.
I had the tube and had no issues with it, in fact, I credit the tube with my being able to heal and get back to "normal" as quickly as possible. There are great people on here that have done radiation without the tube, but my theory is this..........why put yourself through that? You'll go through enough without having to painfully try to eat every day. The tube should be a non-issue and is often a life saver.
Take care,
Minnie
SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.
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