Desiree!
Congrats on your non-cancerous condition!!!!! This sort of diagnosis is what keeps us ALL coming back....there really IS hope for us all- and I appreciate your sharing your wonderful news. Those of us who have yet to have similar results look forward to "outdoing" you inasfar as getting a 'real' life back!!! :-)
The most valuable commodity for me at least, is FAITH that there can really be quality life after diagnosis....and treatment.....ohmygoodness TREATMENT that you, hopefully, will never go through. In the midst of my treatment, I can only say, "good for you, girl!" and I hope this whole mess that you've been through..... going from doc to doc and being delayed and treated like a 'condition' rather than a human being hasn't scarred you too badly....I rather suspect you're a heck of a lot stronger than you thought you were!!!! :-)
Love and best wishes
Gordon

SCC right tonsil Dx 14 Feb 03
No surg till Apr 03
Lip resection Sep 05 "frankenface"
Recurr Apr 10
2/3 tongue removed Jun 10
SPEECH/SWALLOW/DROOL challenges FUN!
Dec 10 Tumor @ nodes/larynx/cart artery growing
Erbitux Mar 11 Hyoid bone regrows!?
recur Dec 12
begin taxo chemo
10yrs-still kickin!