Patty, what I did when I went in for my free flap was set up a Yahoo email address, transferred addresses of all the folks I wanted to keep informed to it and then had a close friend use the email to update everyone.

I figured that I might not be up to it at first, which is exactly when everyone wants info, and it turned out that I was right. Everyone was kept informed, I could later read their comments and it allowed my friend to be helpful.

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.