 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | I'm a newbie -- I just went for my "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" mask and they used a tongue depressor with some sort of soft plastic on one end -- Very easy to bite down and keep my tongue in one place without moving -- Very little need to swallow. Am only having the radiation, but am going to have Amifostine injections (stomach) -- They prescribed Compazine for nausea, but will keep the above comments about Zofran and Anzemet in mind if that's not successful -- This is a great group.
Pete
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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