 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Thanks for all the well wishes. Thank you Margaret for keeping people updated. FB is a wonderful tool.
I came home yesterday afternoon. Of course Im still in quite a bit of pain. There is a drain coming out of the back of my head. Luckily I dont have feeling in that area. From what Ive been told, the operation was very successful. I look almost how I did before I got sick in 2007. In a couple days I will be brave enough to take a look. My sore shoulder seems to be better now too as he loosened my neck in some places which gives my more function in my left arm. My doc even covered over a spot behind my ear that I was struggling to heal for the past couple months.
Now I just gotta concentrate on healing. Im doing my tube feedings and adding a scoop of protein powder which boosts my protein intake by 25 grams. Sorry, David but Im not quite up to helping you yet. In a few more days I will be feeling much better and will be back to helping people.
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  | 
