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Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 476 | Everyone is different. My husband's "simple" 10 minute procedure turned into almost an hour and wasn't pain-free. They couldn't get the balloon to deflat so they had to put an ultrasound guided needle through his stomach to deflat the balloon. They said this rarely happens. Lucky us! John didn't have any pain once it was removed. It took a couple of weeks to heal over completely. He just kept a bandaid on it for the first couple of days. Congratulations on getting it removed.
Wanda (47) caregiver to husband John (56) age at diag.(2009)
1-13-09 diagnosed Stage IV BOT SCC (HPV+)
2-12-09 PEG placed, 7-6-09 removed
Cisplatin 7 weeks, 7 weeks (35) IMRT
4-15-09 - treatment completed
8-09,12-09-CT Scans clear, 4-10,6-11-PET Scans clear
4-2013 - HBO (30 dives) tooth extraction
10-2019 - tooth extraction, HBO (10 dives)
11-2019 - Left lateral tongue SCC - Stage 2
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