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Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 837 | Heidi,
I probably should have clarified a bit -- when he was first in he had a conventional IV hookup, but when it became clear he couldn't have anything by mouth for an extended time, they put in a surgically placed line. It was that line that came out, notwithstanding the fact that it was deeply embedded (or so we thought).
Cathy
Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989
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