 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 | Hey Lisa,
I've wondered to why scar tissue is so darn adamant to be part of us..........it's been my single biggest issue in the past five years. It causes my neck to be very stiff and difficult to do what I want to do, it makes the left side of my bottom lip droop. I've had some procedures to done in the past to try to help my lip but it simply made it worse by creating more scar tissue. No win situation in my case. BUT, I build up scar tissue easily, that was obvious from my first surgery. Your case may be much different so keep pursuing options to help it.
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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