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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,357 Likes: 5 | Melinda. How I hate hearing that yet another woman's symptoms are put pushed away with "oh maybe you need an antidepressant"....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... Maybe some doctors need a smack upside the head to take women seriously. Persist. It took a year for me to be diagnosed. I would rather have been overly vigilant that dismissive. You have to be an advocate for your own health.
Keep us posted.
Donna
Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)
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Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6 | I will be saying a prayer for you tomorrow for your test. Hope you know how many people care about you and are hoping you get good news! Take care! Melinda | | |
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