Hi Margaret David and Pete

Thanks for sharing all that info with me.

David, I will have to pass on getting you to fix my current problem though, my Health Insurance won't cover the airline flight over to your part of the world so I will stick with the surgeon that I have!!!!


Hi Carol -

I had nearly all my lower jaw (mandible) replaced because of the damaage that the radiotherapy caused. (Radionecrosis of mandible and tongue flap tie).

I'm really in two minds about Thursdays appointment - one minute I want it to be here now but I'm getting a little stressed about what he is going to have to do, as the screw is holding one of the small plates down - so once the screw is taken out what will happen to that plate.... one question leads to another and so on.

Another hurdle to jump...........

Karen





Last edited by Karen Rose; 09-08-2008 06:20 PM.

46 yrs:
Apr 07-SCC 80% entire tongue removed,T4N1M0
Neck/D,Jaw Split, Trache 2 ops,PEG 3.5yrs
30 x rad,6 x Cisplatin,
30 x HBO
Apr'08- flap Recon + ORN Mandibulectomy
(hip bone to reconstruct jaw)
Oct'08 1 Plate out-jaw
Mar'09 Debulk flap
Sep'09/Jan&Nov'10/Feb&Jun'11/Jan&Jul'12/Oct'13/April'14-More surgery