Welcome to OCF! You have found a wonderful source to help you with everything you are going thru. We have been in your shoes and understand.

After an going thru such a major surgery your body will need time to heal. I know its a month but you still have a long way to go. You are not alone in wanting to be back to normal quickly. It seems like none of us can ever recover fast enough. Especially for someone like yourself that has a large family to take care of. I imagine it must be quite difficult being down when you have 3 children who need you.

Hang in there and stop in often to read and educate yourself. An informed patient is their own best advocate.


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