Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 | Emmy, as Wayne said, it is a tough surgery and it sounds like Buzz came through like a trooper! I'm so happy for you both. He's well ahead of me to be honest. I wasn't up and around for approx. 2 weeks and didn't take anything by mouth until day 11. Keep up the good spirits, the worst is behind you now.
Minnie
SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.
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