 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | I had my free flap (no bones involved) done in June and just started really eating in November -- The recovery took longer than I thought it would -- My throat is still somewhat constricted.
It strikes me as strange that I hired this guy with a sharp knife and his band of cutthroats to knock me out, hack off a large part of my tongue, slit my throat, hack a big chunk off my wrist and sew that into my mouth!! It seemed like such a good idea at the time....
Last edited by Pete D; 12-01-2008 06:14 PM.
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.
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