 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | So sorry to hear your mother had some difficulties with the mandibuectomy. It is not an easy surgery to get thru. Ive had it done also almost 4 years ago. Im also missing half of my lower jaw too. There are far worse things in life than this! I hope your mother is in good spirits and can see how fortunate she is to have gotten thru this major surgery.
Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. Its one long road to recovery. It took me a year to bounce back but I had many complications that not everyone goes thru. If your mother will be having any reconstructive surgeries down the road, the docs will probably make her wait for at least 1 year after the surgery. Heeling takes a full year for this operation.
Best wishes with your mothers 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  | 
