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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 | Hi Chris. Best of luck with yoru surgery next week. Are you doing any follow up chemo or radiation? There arent alot of OCF members who have it in that location.
On my original diagnosis I had cancer in 2 completely seperaty spots, both Stage 1. One was inside my L cheek and the other was like yours, top L of mouth.
Mine was treated with chemo and radiation. The doctors tried this first to prevent a major surgery. I ended up having a recurrance about 10 months later with another spot appearing in my cheek. Then it was a very simple surgery to remove the cancer inside my L cheek.
Enjoy your weekend and eat like crazy!!!
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  | 
