Thanks for all the replies and encouragement! It seems my excitement of having the tube out has been slightly overshadowed yesterday and today because I'm dealing with nausea for some reason. It's not bad, just annoying more than anything. Yesterday morning I woke up very excited to take the bandage off my peg tube site so I could take a picture of the hole but it was ALREADY CLOSED! In less than 24 hours! I was so disappointed! Oh well, hopefully I'll get a handle on this nausea and I can truly enjoy being tube-less!


Stephanie, 23, SCC on the right side of my tongue, surgery on 5-19-08, over half my tongue removed, free flap constructed from my forearm, bilateral neck dissection, one positive node. Radiation (32) and chemo (carboplatin) started on 6-16-08. Recurrence 4/09 in lungs.

**** Stephanie passed away 12.15.09.... RIP our dear friend****