Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | Sorry to hear they didn't get it all the first time -- Same thing happened with me and they did it again within days -- Second time is easier, of course, because one knows what to expect and there aren't all those uncertainties and unknowns lurking in the background.
It's tough on the kids because they see us as the bedrock in our lives and it's upsetting to say the least discovering the bedrock has some weak points -- In fact, that's why it's upsetting to all our friends and families to see the norm shattered when something like this impacts someone inside the circle of friends.
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.
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