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.


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