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| Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 346 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | Platinum Member (300+ posts) Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 346 | I had this surgery and they used the bone in my back. After one month, I got a very bad infection and blew out the incision in my neck. Rushed to hospital and emergency surgery where they used my pec muscle to place in my jaw. It has been 12 years and I still have a few dental issues but managing otherwise and just glad to be alive. It is a little strange but better than the alternative.
Hang in there - you get used to using just one side of mouth.
Partial mandibulectomy and neck dissection 2/3/07. T2NOMO. Had 14 hour operation which included reconstruction of jaw. Reconstruction failed. Some radiation, no chemo. | | |
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