 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Tomorrow is your big day! Im wishing you all the very best with your surgery. We will be watching for your posts with reports of how well you are doing.
Be sure not to silently lie there in pain. NOBODY should ever have to suffer when there is something that can easily be done to change the painful situation. You may want to take a dry erase board and marker, or have someone bring it to you. If you can get someone to stay with you to be your voice it might be a good idea. At least for the first few days. It cant hurt anyway, Im sure it would comfort you.
Best wishes!!!
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  | 
