Hi Laurel:

Welcome to OCF. Congrats on your clear scan smile

You are correct in the fact that treatment can seem like torture, but it is also very necessary. Without it we wouldnt be here to help others who walk this path behind us. Some people have it worse than others and everybody reacts differently to treatments. Overall I do consider myself to be one of the lucky ones even though I have gone thru cancer twice in less than a year. Im fortunate that I am here to tell about it and know that it could have been so much worse.

You are officially a cancer survivor, be proud of yourself smile


Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile