I guess we just have to tell people that we trust our doctors - and dentists as well. My dentist is the one who caught my cancer, and he has me doing the flouride trays every day one of my co-workers told me "flouride is bad for you." But I just told her that I trusted my dentist, and I wanted to keep my teeth as long as I could.
Female, nonsmoker, 70, diag. 5/09 after tongue biopsy: stage IV. Left hemi-gloss. and left selec. neck disec. 30 lymph nodes removed May 20. Over 7 weeks daily rads. with three chemo. PEG removed 12/4/09 Am eating mostly soft foods. Back to work 11/09 Retired 4/1/11. 7 clear scans! Port out 9/11. 2/13. It's back: base of tongue, very invasive surgery involving lifestyle changes. 2/14: Now speaking w/Passey-Muir valve. Considering a swallow study. Grateful to be alive.
