Hi, Jim -
Yours is the story and diagnosis none of us want to hear or have. We and our doctors make choices based on the facts as we know it. But this is the problem with statistics: You may have a 10% of being in am extraordinary category, but when it happens to you, it's 100%. Still, it's not a gamble, nor can we second guess our choices. This is a sneaky beast.
I'm so sorry about your additional ordeal, but I'm glad you became the "miracle patient."
I will pray for your continued good health, as I do mine.

Marlene


Marginal mandibulectomy 6/17/08 resulted in DX of Stage I SCC - gingiva (3 mm) right mandible, buccal side. Clear margins. Occasional social drinker. Smoked last cigarette in 1979. Clear pet: 12/08; 7/20/09. Yay!