ok since i don't have dentures then the vestibuloplasty is for the implants i am getting. i lost two teeth in 2004 when i had my first surgery (my wisdom tooth and the tooth in front on it). and according to my surgeon i am losint two more with this surgery on monday. And since i am not getting radiation the reconstruction surgeon says he will give them to me.

I leave in a few hours for my PET scan. can't help but worry about what they will find. but whatever they find (if anything) i can handle it.

I must say the more i read on this site and the more i ask questions the better i feel. no one can make me any promises that this is the last surgery i will have or the cancer won't come back, but i feel stronger that i can handle whatever is thrown at me.

I want to thank everyone for reading my posts and responding. it makes me feel part of all of you.

Have a great day
Gina

scc 4/2004 r side tongue, flr of mouth.
neck disection,4 lymph nodes 34x rad,3X chemo
10/2007 r cheek. remove w/graft. 40 HBO dives.
01/2010 r cheek. surgery w/graft
04/2010,surgery remove lower right jaw, reconstruct. 4x chemo 25x rad. clear margins. pet 8/2010 clear
July 2012 right side bot cancer. surgery to remove, clear margins
4/2013 Surgery to remove cancer in lymph node near thyroid, clear margins
6/2013 start of rad 25X Chemo 7X