Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Good job on not smoking!!!!!
That can be difficult to do. For me, I threw my cigarettes out the window soon after I was diagnosed. Once it started to sink in that I was really very ill, I made a decision. I asked myself "what will survive here? will you or if you continue to smoke will it be cancer that gets you?" I never smoked again.
With your good results of not having to endure the radiation/chemo part of OC its like you were given a second chance. You are very, very fortunate, more than you can even imagine. ChristineSCC 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 |