This morning was the hopefully last surgery I will need to recover from OC. Due to some after effects from radiation, my teeth needed to all be removed. Going into the OC battle my teeth werent the best. Unfortunatley radiation did alot of damage to them no matter how much I tried to prevent it.

Im home for a few hours. Chipmunk cheeks and a sore swollen nose. The doc must put me to sleep thru a nasal tube due to another lovely after effect trismus. Overall. Im doing ok. Its not easy to drink which I know I must do. Thru all this, I continue to tell myself its almost over and Ive gone thru worse, much worse.

Here I thought 2009 would be my year. Now its gonna be 2010 is the year I can call myself better smile

Wishing everyone here the best with their own battles!

Christine
SCC 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 smile