 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Hi Shawna,
I'm so glad your Dad's surgery went well. I got my frankenneck operation right at the beginning-before the rad and chemo and before I even knew I needed rad and chemo and I remember how horrible I thought it looked (I didn't realize that the "neck staples" would really look like staples until I looked in the mirror in the hospital room). With my hair standing up on end and being kind of pale (it was February) I really looked like the bride of frankenstein for a few days but it healed VERY quickly. And the good thing for your Dad is this is the last thing he'll need to heal from--hopefully for a very long while.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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