 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | John, welcome to OCF! Glad you have found this wonderful resource to help you thru this. I know its not easy going thru surgery and the recovery. Within about 2 weeks you will have made big improvements.
You are so fortunate to have caught this at Stage I. Too many times oral cancer is not found until its in the late stages. You are also young which means you will heal faster than someone older. It wont be overnight but hopefully in another week or 2 you will be back to eating almost normally again. Consider yourself very lucky being able to dodge chemo and radiation. They arent easy and have their own set of side and after effects. Your situation should enable you to bounce back and return to your life rather quickly.
Best wishes with your recovery!
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  | 
