 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Lori
Sorry to hear about the recurrance. Sounds like it was caught very early. Im amazed at how fast you got the results from the biopsy, even if it wasnt the full results. Its nice they gave you the malignancy news so you can start a treatment plan.
I was told that chemo alone wont kill this type of cancer. But in combination with radiation it helps to make the radiation more effective.
Best of luck with everything you both are going thru right now.
ChristineSCC 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  | 
