Im very sorry to hear of your cancer diagnosis!!! If you must try to look on the bright side, from what I understand, Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is slower moving than the type I had (SCC). I actually have a friend who lives in San Antonio who had the same type of OC. She would be a great person to help you with info as she is local to you.

A Comprehensive Cancer Center would be the very best place to go as soon as you can.

Please give up the tobacco usage right away. Im sure you are in shock right now but it will only make things worse for you by continuing to smoke.

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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