 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | Ashley,
Welcome to OCF. It's great that you will be seeing radiation and chemo docs as it is so very important that you treatment is decided by a team approach.
It's nice to hear that there are docs out there that will do pro bono surgery. You sure are lucky to have found one.
As far as encouragement is concerned, I am one of the few surgery only suvivors on the forum and I just celebrated my 5th anniversary. And the decision to not have chemo or radiation was made by the team of dcocs that I saw.
Jerry
Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis. SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05. Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.
"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
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