Rosemary,

hi. i'm 26 and had my surgery for oral cancer back in july. i finished my chemo and rad in september.
i just wanted to let you know that i went through all of my rad with an opening the width of my pinky finger right on the scar under my chin. i had a fistula develop which started leaking a little. my surgeon opened it up and said it would heal on its own once all the draining was done. the only thing the rad did was slow the healing process down. it's all healed up now and looks fine.
hope my news helps you a little.


I survived because I kept hope alive!!! Live, laugh, love and keep fighting hard.
Jeanette
Stage 3 oral cancer...over 60% of tongue and all lymph nodes on right side removed...July 2002.
Chemo and Radiation...ended September 2002.