 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | A second opinion is always a very good idea especially for someone who has other medical complications. Once a decision is made and someone goes thru their treatments its not productive for them to be second guessing if what they did was correct. This will cause undue mental anguish and worry. Here is the NCI website which has guidelines that spell out step by step exactly which path to take for which scenario. NCI oral cancer info
Last edited by ChristineB; 10-03-2012 10:11 AM.
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  | 
