 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Hi best of luck on the surgery the trache sucks!!! Been there hated that the most!!! (next to rads!) Martum is right, white board, pad of paper, iPad ... Etc... communicating is hard. I had a similar surgery except they rebuilt my tongue - 14 hrs. Trache (ack!!) feeding tube, and out in 10 days (time off for good behavior?) I was told 10-14 as well. We'll be sending good wishes and prayers your way on the day of - lets us know how it goes! Hugs!
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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