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Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 489 | Cathy
Be careful about the coughing after a big gulp of water. That could actually mean that some of the liquid is going down his airway and he might not want to gulp like that. The coughing is to clear the airway.
Patty
48
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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