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Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 21 | Hi All,
Hy husband's cancer remains stable they say (still just in his left neck, although I had hoped for more than stable after cyberknife and months of chemo, but we are pleased with what we get). Joe had a radical neck in March 09 on the left, and it never totally healed. Now, due to an infection, he has another open hole on his neck and the doctor discussed doing a flap surgery to cover it. Any experience with this? Any chance someone like me or his siblings could donate the flap skin? I hate the idea of his ravaged body having a bunch of new incisions.
CG to H, Joe, 30 yrs old. 7/06-stage I SCC removed from tongue. 1/08-radical neck rt side, 8 positive nodes, imrt/cisplatin 6 wks. 1/09-6cm pos node on left neck. IMRT and carbo/taxol/erbitux 6 wks, surgery in April. 7/09-recurrence left neck. Erbitux, taxotere, 2nd opinion scheduled at MDA...
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 | Angie, unfortunately the flap skin must come from your husband. I have an open wound on my neck and use whats called a wound vac to help it heal. My wound is about deep and must heal from the inside out. Ask the doc if this is something that would help your husband. Skin was taken from my legs to heal my wrist which was what was used for my cheek. Maybe the doc could use that skin.
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  | | |
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