Came in and had radiation at 7:45 am and then went to preop right after. Didn't get up there till 9 am when I was supposed to be there at 8 am because of the storm we had this weekend and it affected the machines so they were way behind. But Went in for surgery about 10:30 is the last time i remember seeing on the clock. Woke up in recovery and stomach just hurt, felt like someone kicked me in the ribs, and sounded like someone had placed a fart machine near me, lol.
But so far they have kept the pain managed pretty well. They admitted me and I will probably be here until at least wednesday morning because I have a peg learning class on wednesday at 8 am and then radiation at 10:45am. Plus they have to get my pain under control, and my acid reflux due to my hiatal hernia under control. So Kinda glad they admitted me. So far it's ok, first time I have had to share a room in the hospital, and I have a chatty roommate who sneaks goodies from her bag and makes yummmm noises when she does, lol but oh well.

Also for some reason that viscous lidocaine doesn't work for more then a minute to numb those sores in my mouth, even though I hold it in there for like 10 or 15 minutes. First time i tried it undiluted it was 10 mins, second time was 15mins and still same reaction, only 1 minute. So peg was a good idea.

Hope everyone had a great weekend and a good week. It's really sunny today, I think that is the 5 day of sun we have had in june, very sad, cuz I cant enjoy it, but there will be so many more I will get to enjoy once I am through this because I am going through this, yay positivity, laugh


25/female at diagnosis
Dx;stage 3 SCC tongue 03/25/2010
Surgery 04/13/2010
Trach,ng tube, peg feeding tube
Hemiglossectomy, right side neck dissection, 40 lymph nodes removed. Free-Flap transplant to tongue.
30 rounds IMRT ended July 15,2010