 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF! So sorry you are here, OC can be difficult but it is also very doable. Since you have found OCF, you are ahead of the game. We will help you get thru everything with support and info. Having knowledge is power and will help you to advocate for yourself.
So glad to see you have a close family and your children will be with you. Its a very good plan to always take along another set of ears to appointments. At this point anyone who offers you to help, take their name and number and let them know when the time comes you will call on them. Its never a bad idea to be prepared.
Best wishes with everything you are facing!!!
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  | 
