 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | 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.
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  | 
