 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 | Katie
I presume you are at LRI. I know free flaps do fail but my understanding was they usually fail quickly and then the best option is a flap of muscle pulled up from the chest wall with the blood supply still attached, NOW THIS INFORMATION APPLIES TO TONGUE GRAFTS AND MAY NOT BE TRUE TO A GRAFT OF THE HARD PALETTE. You could try ringing cancerbackup freephone 0808 800 1234 office hours they have trained cancer nurses on hand and their advice is very good and very practical.
E-mail me or send me a private message if you want, I will help all I can.
I don't know of anyone with a plate, but hopefully someone will post later.
Sunshine.. love and hugs
Helen
SCC Base of tongue, (TISN0M0) laser surgery, 10/01 and 05/03 no clear margins. Radial free flap graft to tonsil pillar, partial glossectomy, left neck dissection 08/04
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