OP  "OCF Down Under, Kiwi" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 644 Likes: 1 | Maybe if they see a fit, healthy looking patient they can factor that into the treatment plan. I find your approach to consultations interesting. Having a list of questions is what most people advise. Instead of that I've sometimes written a paragraph and forced the doctor/dentist to read it. I'm often struck dumb in a consulting room and find a written explanation of my woes useful in extreme cases. I have a tendency to want to get in there and out again with a clean cancer slate if possible instead of discussing quality of life issues that they may be able to help me with!
1996, ovarian cancer surgery + cisplatin and taxol.
September, 2007, SCC of left lateral tongue. Excision.
October, 2009 recurrence in scar tissue, T1NOMO. Free flap surgery from left wrist - neck dissection. 63 year old New Zealander. No chemo, no RT.
February, 2014. New primary in left buccal mucosa. Marginal mandibulectomy, neck dissection, right arm free forearm flap. T1N0M0 but third occurrence and some areas of concern: RT started 8 April and finished 19 May.
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