 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Geroge, welcome to OCF. Im a former smoker. Threw the cigs out the window on my way to one of my initial oncologist appointments. Its what proababy caused my cancer, but dont know and dont care to know the WHY of it.
Bottom line is dont do it. Think about it this way, for most OC patients they are luck to get thru this once let alone more than that. Dont tempt fate and continue on a known track of destruction. You never want to look back and have regrets that it could have been prevented. Just my personal opinion.
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  | 
