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My surgery was 9/25/08 and they kept me in a coma for 8 days after that so that I would not hurt myself because my doctor knows me and I would have wanted to go home on day 2. Anyway I digress, they woke me on Friday afternoon and on Saturday afternoon a friend of mine brought me a very heavy HP laptop. I plugged it in and propped up the bed and away I went. It was GREAT. I was able to check on my dogs, e-mail my sister when the nurses were being mean to me, and go shopping from my hospital bed. I really don't think I will ever go to the hospital without one again. I do recommend an extra blanket or a towel for your lap because the bottom of the laptop gets hot after a while.
Patty
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SCC Floor of Mouth 7/06
9/06 Surgery, bilateral neck dissection, 58 nodes clear PT2pN0pMx
35 rad 2006
Recurred 6/08, 1 Carboplatin, 1 Cisplatin
Surgery 9/08 - Total glossectomy, free flap from pectoral muscle, left mandible replaced using fibula
35 IMRT & Erbitux 11/08
4/15/09 recurrence
6/1/09 passed away, rest in peace
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