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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF! Its always nice to have another long term survivor find our forum and join. Congrats on your 8 years of being cancer free and also for finding your tumor so quickly. Its not everyone who is so on top of things that they find their OC when it is easiest to treat.
Sorry to hear you have some pain issues. Hope it turns out to be nothing more than scar tissue bothering you.
As far as your doctor's attitude goes, its too bad they dont have a better bed side manner. They must forget that they work for you. Ive seen this in many surgeons, they have the "Im saving the world" complex which makes them feel more important than they really are. I hope you dont let the doctors rushing you stop you from asking questions. Its your right as a patient to understand whats going to happen to you during the surgery.
Good luck!!!
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  | 
