OP Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | On top of having problems with me, I am also having problems with computer.
Have made it through the various recycling procedures and recuperating at home after 13 days in hospital. Needed to have tracheotomy, so that hole is still open and the area is tender -- We want it to close, so I can't just stick a cork in it. Also another PEG tube so they wouldn't be sending me home with naso-gastric tube. Feels strange to have PEG feel like Old Home Week!
Have followup with doc's office tomorrow; tongue is still swollen in lower jaw and blocking throat quite effectively, so PEG will be with me for a while. Wrist looks a small shark had a go at it but is healing quite nicely, along with thigh graft harvest site and lymph gland vascular splices -- Looks like I had my throat slit before being tossed overboard to the sharks!
Daughter leaving tomorrow and son got here today, but I am handling all the cleanup, dressing changes, etc., by my self so they are just backup and good company.
Age 67 1/2 Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05 Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08 Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08 Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06 Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08) Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08) On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
|