Congratulations on reaching five years cancer free! What a wonderful milestone.
I'm glad you have a surgeon whose opinion you trust. I hope your TMJ holds out for a long time yet. I'm sorry that it is causing you pain but it sounds like the artificial joint surgery was a very bad idea. Good luck with the modified mastoidectomy. I hope that it brings you some relief.
You must be so excited about becoming a grandfather. Babies are such a joy.
Tracy - 33 at diagnosis
SCC right ventral tongue Dx 4/11.
T1N2M0
1st resection 5/11.
Bilateral neck dissection: 2 pos nodes
2nd resection w/graft 6/11.
Erbitux x 11 completed 9/11. IMRT x 30 completed 8/11.
3 month MRI and PET/CT all clear.
6, 9, 12 and 24 month post treatment MRIs all clear.
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