 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Gramma Julie, welcome to OCF. Your Thanksgiving timeline is a nice way to put all this behind you. I hope that you can work hard and get to eat Thanksgiving dinner with your family. I had that same goal in 2007 but I unfortunately never got there. Everyone recovers at their own pace. Best thing you can do is to rest, take in lots of water (min. 48 oz daily), and consume 2500+ calories per day. Focus on high protein for healing and you just might be able to handle Thanksgiving dinner.
If you dont get alot of responses, it could be cuz of starting this on another persons thread. Its best to start your own post under Introductions so people will see your post and focus on your issues.
Best of luck with your recovery. Let the healing begin!!!!
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  | 
