 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 | Hey Colleen,
In your shoes I would have the surgery without even thinking about it. I had it done in 2003, bottom jaw, and it's been the easier part of my treatment and caused me the least issues. My jaw looks and works normally and my leg is fine, although I can't run like I used to and have to be careful about coming down on it really hard..........it hurts! But I rarely think about my leg or my jaw. The surgery is very doable.
Take care,
Minnie
SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.
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