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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 551 | Susan, I was fully sedated for 2 or 3 days after my partial glossectomy. My mother tells me the night after surgery I looked as though I'd been hit by a bus and she wishes she hadn't gone in to see me. My sister was not as undone by my appearance though. No idea what kind of tubes and such I had, but because of the swelling, I wasn't able to talk for about a week or so.
I'm sure some of the caregivers will be able to give you a little more information. Best wishes for you and for your sister.
- Margaret
Stage IV SCC lt lateral tongue, surgery 5/19/08 (partial gloss/upper neck dissection left side/radial free flap reconstruction) IMRT w/weekly Cisplatin & Erbitux 6/30/08, PEG 1 6/12/08 - out 7/14 (in abdominal wall, not stomach), PEG 2 7/23/08 - out 11/20/08, Tx done 8/18/08
Second SCC tumor, Stage 1, rt mobile tongue, removed 10/18/2016, right neck dissection 12/9/2016
Third SCC tumor, diagnosed, 4/19/2108, rt submandibular mass, HPV-, IMRT w/ weekly Cisplatin, 5/9 - 6/25/2018, PEG 3 5/31/2018
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