Hi all, my name is Susie. My boyfriend and best friend was finally diagnosed this week with Stage 4, Well differentiated SCC, cancer of the jawbone. He is 53 and is in great health, never smoked or chewed tobacco. He is scheduled for surgery on July 6th. They are going to remove part of his jaw and replace it with a bone from his leg. He will have a trach for 3 days while in ICU and they are also inserting a feeding tube at the time of surgery. He will be in ICU for three days and total hospital stay of 7-10 days. My ex husband had throat cancer in 2006 but it was in his tonsil area (he is a survivor by the way). This type in the jawbone I'm not familiar with. Has anyone out there had this type of issue. Thanks so much for this site and the support here. I depended on this site for support in 2006.


Susie
"DIFFICULT ROADS OFTEN LEAD TO BEAUTIFUL DESTINATIONS"
Boyfriend and Best Friend diagnosed with stage 4, well differentiated SCC. Tumor in the jawbone area
53 years old, great health, never smoked or chewed tobacco
July 2016 - Mandibular reconstruction / Fibula flap
tumor removed and 4+ Lymph nodes
August 2016 - 6 weeks of daily radiation / 2 sessions of Chemo