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Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,116 | Okay, now that is out there and hopefully settled, I will be having surgery on December 14th. My doctor, I absolutely love him, too by the way, will perform the surgery in the am and then leave in the evening for his preplanned trip to Wales. His associate will take care of me for the remainder of time in hospital which is looking to be about 2 weeks.....I have a petscan tomorrow, hoping nothing else shows up. The plan is to remove the scc of the left palate, take muscle from right arm to rebuild flap for left palate, they will have to split my jaw in order to get to the scc, it is very awkward in location, so they cannot get around that.....guess I will look like the Bride of Frankenstein for a while..whatever, I want the cancer out! Thanks for caring, friends.....Carol
Diagnosed May 2002 with Stage IV tongue cancer, two lymph nodes positive. Surgery to remove 1/2 tongue, neck dissection, 35 radiation treatments. 11/2007, diagnosed with cancer of soft palate, surgery 12/14/07, jaw split. 3/24/10, cancer on tongue behind flap, need petscan, surgery scheduled 4/16/10
---update passed away 8-27-11---
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