Christine,

Sorry to hear that you had a reoccurance. While I certainly expect that to happen with Chris, since it had already agressively spread and we have had so many delays, it would be so much harder with Stage I, when you think you were lucky enough to get it in time, to have it come back.

The rads with chemo was exactly what I had read in most of the literature as being the best treatment option. That is why I finally decided to post to this web site, to see if I wasn't mistaken from any medical standpoint or if the docs just don't think adding chemo will make a difference at this point in his cancer. Doc's seem to have a way of saying one thing while thinking another. I have asked very pointed questions and recieved vague and generalized responses. I know they don't want to be negative in any way, I just wish they would be more factual.


CG-Husb-Diag 03/08 T4N2cM0 Floor of Mouth SCC: 5/21-Mod Rad neck dissecton, remove mandible,floor of mouth, suprahyoid muscile, part of tongue. Bilateral +nodes. Reconstruct w/fibular (failed). 5/25-Pec flap: 6/15-infection from fistual: 7/31-Rads-6 wks. Chronic infections. HBO
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