 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | Just to be really clear, I am NOT advocating placebo effect or any other palliative approaches over curative approaches, esp where they may conflict, merely that they don't hurt (unless they are done in place of curative approaches) -- IOW, if drinking the juices of the mulberry tree collected at midnite on the full moon makes one feel better, then do it, but don't stop the surgery, chemo or radiation and do stop the smoking and drinking!
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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