Im VERY sorry you have joined the recurrence club!!! Please try not to panic. I know its shocking when you get the news, its so much worse to hear you have cancer again. You are not alone in this. Just remember this time around you are smarter, you know all the medical terminology. You have OCF to help you. Ive gone thru it 3 times so I understand what you are dealing with. Please come here often and let us help get you thru this.


Christine
SCC 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 smile