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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Gina, your questions are good but very difficult to answer. Are you asking your doctors these questions? How much of your jaw is being removed? Will they also be doing anything with yoru cheek as you have had surgery there 2x already? Depending on how much is being taken compared to what was done before, thats the only way to tell you how bad it will be. If you had alot of work done before and the docs are taking alot now then it would be comparable.
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  | 
