Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Sug, Ive been following your posts. I admire your bravery and tenacity. Going thru this more than once is horrible, but your saga takes the cake!!! You are very very fortunate that the latest bout has been caught so early!
Ive had the operation you described but it was on a much larger scale, my whole bottom jaw was removed. What you will go thru isnt a walk in the park, it will take you a while to bounce back from this. The part that makes me say you are so lucky is that the doc only has to remove a few teeth and shave some off the jawbone. Its still invasive but not as extreme as the procedure I am used to reading about on here.
Im looking forward to hearing your story of a successful operation! Then no more!!!!! Let the cancer finally be gone forever!!!! You have had more than your share of this awful disease. I wish you all the best! 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 |