"OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Yes it's not a fun procedure but very doable - it is a fairly extensive surgery and recovery time is about a week at the minimum, but if you have a great surgeon (surgeons) it should be a fast recovery - post op. I've explained the procedure numerous times on here... If you can't find one of my earlier posts pm me and I'll recap it for you. Best of luck. And hugs
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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