| "OCF Down Under" Platinum Member (300+ posts) Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 453 | He's being treated at Newcastle Gabe. We started everything in Townsville but the waiting lists up there are huge. It took 8 weeks from biopsy to full diagnoses up there. They also make people wait 6 weeks for radiation to start after dental work, not because of healing but because of their waiting lists. So we chose to sell up and luckily our house sold after only 9 days on the market. Mind you settlement hasn't happened yet but that's whole other story lol. It's been tough as I got knocked back for carers pension and steve got knocked back for disability pension. He is now at least getting some kind of benefit which helps slightly but as for me, nothing. Although Centrelink are reassessing my application after our social worker spoke to them. But yes, it's all been worth it as the hospital down here is wonderful. We are going to the Mater in Newcastle which is about a 40 minute drive away.
Wife to Steve 43. DX 5 May 09. T4N2MO SCC tongue, floor of mouth, lymph nodes & jaw bone No surgery radiation 13/07/2009 x 7wks chemo 15/07/2009 x 3 Cisplatin last TX 28/08/2009 25/11/2009 PET-lymph node activity. 08/01/2010 CT Scan-ALL CLEAR 03/03/2010-Peg removed 01/2013 left side of Jaw removed and replaced with pectoral flap. 23/12/2020 scan show lesion in tongue 01/2021 SCC stage 3 base of tongue diagnosed 01/03/2021 chemotherapy started. 17/03/22 lost the battle. Missed dearly
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