MY MOM IS 62 YEARS OLD, 4 MONTHS AGO SHE WAS TOLD SHE HAS ORAL CANCER IN HER MOUTH, STAGE 4. IT STARTED ON HER JAW AND IN 31/2 MONTHS AND AFTER FULL TREATMENT OF RADIATION AND CHEO IT GREW FROM HER JAW TO HER TONGUE AND DOWN HER THROAT. THE ONLY GOOD NEWS WAS THE TUMOR HAD GOTTEN SMALL ENOUGH TO OPERATE. TODAY IS LABOR DAY AND THIS IS HER FIRST DAY BACK HOME.
HER SURGERY WAS 16 HOURS LONG. THEY REMOVED CLOSE TO ALL OF HER TONGUE, MOST OF HER JAW(THE FRONT PART TO BOTH SIDES)LYMPH NODES ON BOTH SIDES OF HER NECK, AND A MUSCLE THAT WENT DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HER NECK. THEY REPLACED HER JAW WITH SOME BONE FROM HER LEFT SIDE OF HER LEG, WHICH THEY ALSO TOOK SOME MUSCLE AND BLOOD VESSLES FROM THAT LEG AS WELL.SKIN FROM THAT LEG AS WELL TO DO A FLAP FOR HER CHAIN.
SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO TALK BEFORE BECAUSE THE TUMOR ON HER TONGUE WAS SO BIG.
THE GOOD THE ABOUT THIS OPERATION WAS SHE HAD THE FEEDING TUBE,TRACH,MED PORT PUT IN AND HER TEETH REMOVED WHEN SHE WAS TOLD THAT SHE HAS ORAL CANCER STAGE4.
SO HERE I AM TAKING CARE OF MY MOTHER WITH A 2 HOUR ROUND TRIP TO SEE HER DR. AND NOT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN FROM HERE. I HEAR THAT THE % IS NOT TO GOOD IF YOU GET TO A STAGE 4. I ALSO KNOW THAT EVERY PERSON WITH CANCER IS DIFFERENT. I JUST REALLY WANT MY MOM TO BE OUT OF PAIN. SO THAT IS MY STORY AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT I AM GOODING TO BE VERY HAPPY THAT I CAME ACROSS THIS WEB SITE.
ANYONE HAVE ANY WORDS GOOD OR BAD. I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO HEAR BOTH THE GOOD AND BAD.
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