OP Platinum Member (300+ posts) Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 489 | Thanks Christine. Once we did the CT scan and found the abscess the rest has been not really easy, but at least we had a direction. What is amazing is that most of the symptoms started about 5 weeks ago after the 2nd dental appt but my ENT and I were not able to identify it as this. I started PT because of the pain I was having in my neck, down in my right shoulder, elbow and arm. This is the same pain that was keeping me up at night. According to my ENT another 14 hours and I would not be talking to you. Guess I am lucky that the poinson in my stomach made me sick huh?
I still have some healing to accomplish especially since we had to cut a hole in the side of my face to drain this mess but I can't believe how much different I feel already.
Off to bed so I can get things back in order - I just lost another week of my life.
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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