I lost half my bottom jaw and was eating anything I wanted about 2 and a half weeks after the surgery. They used the bone from my leg. My leg is weaker then it used to be, I cannot run like I used to and it gets very tired after standing for a long time. But my jaw looks good and even with the effects of radiation, I am back to eating steak, etc. The jaw itself is stiffer now then before but I suspect that may be from the radiation.

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.