Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Chelsey Welcome to OCF. Im so glad you have found this forum. It will help with your questions and give you the support you will need to get thru this. When people ask what they can do for you, at this point just make a list and write down their name and number. After treatment stats you will need help with things.
Right now try not to panic, it wont change what you have. Try your best to enjoy yourself before you have to focus on treatments. Go out to eat with your friends and family. Eat everything you can and dont worry about gaining any weight. Once you start treatments they can be difficult and you might not feel much like eating. You could be pretty tired too. Being so young will help you get thru this. You may not experience the side effects as much.
If you have any questions, please ask. We will do our best to help you with honest answers. One thing that is very important, always take someone with you to your doctor appointments. They can write down info you may not have heard.
Best of luck with everything. ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive |