 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Tamara:
Welcome to OCF. You will find lots of support and answers to your questions by those who have been thru this already. You are lucky not to have had radiation, it can be pretty hard on you. Luckily being young helps make it easier to heal after treatments. Did you have a second opinion? Did you only have surgery, or did you have chemo too?
After you have gotten oral cancer, the cause isnt important. At least not to me it didnt matter, I just wanted to get well. Healing can be a long process with setbacks along the way. Dont let that discourage you. Hope you heal quickly and have a Happy New Year.
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  | 
