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Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 25 | Have not posted in a bit but am always thinking about Dad and reading everyones updates. All will be with Dad for Thanksgiving / hope I can blend up some of his favorites for his tube. I worry and wonder and get sad thinking this could be his last but really have no idea when the end will be. He seems to be functioning OK - trying to manage the pain with his cocktail of drugs; he will start his second round of RT on Monday ; the hope is it will shrink the tumor and ease the pain. Dr's give no hope of a cure.. All seem to think surgery is out ; my fear is that RT may be just as bad but what else can be done... wishing you all well
My Dad - 85 yrs old; 9/09 diagnosed T3NOMO; rad/low dose chemo; all clear; 6/10 - L retomolar trigone; more chemo; seems to have shrunk; 10/2010 back - significant ulcerative mass in the left retromolar trigone extending into the left tonsil
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Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,301 | You are a great daughter to your Dad and I hope that you all get to share a great Thanksgiving even if he does get his treats through a tube.
Best wishes for his second round of RT.
Gabriele
History Leukoplakia bx 8/2006 SCC floor mouth T3N0M0- Verrucous Carcinoma.
14 hour 0p SCC-Right ND/excision/marginal mandibulectomy 9/2006, 4 teeth removed, flap from wrist, trach-ng 6 days- no chemo/rad.
6 ops and debulking (flap/tongue join) + bx's 2006-2012.
bx Jan 2012 Hyperkeratosis-Epithelial Dysplasia
24cm GIST tumour removed 8/2013. Indefinite Oral Chemo.
1/31/16 passed away peacefully surrounded by family
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8 | The best thing about Thanksgiving is spending time with loved ones. Im sure that will be the greatest gift for your father. Enjoy the day!
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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