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Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 63 | Hi guys
Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers. I feel a lot stronger than I did a couple of weeks ago..I still have moments of total despair but they are getting easier to cope with. I am trusting God that my cancer will be removed, and then I can gain strenght to undergo radiotherapy and chemo soon after. I am no longer terrified of rads (a bit scared maybe!!) and I welcome the treatments because i believe they will get rid of this damn cancer. Along with that, I am also seeking help from an alternative source in order to boost my immune system, ready to wage war on this monster.
My day is the hardest in the mornings..I feel low and deflated but I have many friends and survivors here in Perth that are helping me through the ups and downs of this journey. With hope in my heart and prayers galore, I am ready for the challenges of the weeks ahead.
God bless you all..you guys are just the best!!
Liza xx
SCC of the Buccal Mucosa (R cheek)- T1N0M0.10 hour Surgery on 27/9/10 involving resection with freeflap from radial forearm..clear margins. Neck dissection..negative nodes.Trachy, NGT, no rad or chemo needed at the time. Neck lump positive for SCC..again! MND 14/2/11. Waiting to have chemo and rads
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Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,301 | Hi Liza,
So good to see that you are in a better place and positive about your upcoming treatments. There is no getting away from the fact that it is not going to be a walk in the park these next weeks.
With the help of so many here on OCF and in Perth to support you it should make the journey just a little easier to cope with.
Missed you when I called but was nice talking to your daughter. I will try and catch you over the weekend.
Until then take care.
Love
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: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,004 | Hi Liza,
Happy to hear your keeping an upbeat outlook...it is so important. It will be a long road and we'll be here for you every step of the way!!
Suzanne
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T1 SCC on right side of tongue
Age 31...27 when diagnosed
4 partial glossectomies
No chemo or radiation
Biopsy on 2/2/10-Clear
Surgery needed again...no later than April 2011
Loving life and just became a mother on 11/25/10
It's not what we CAN'T do..it's what we CAN do:)
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Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 493 | Good luck, Liza, I know you can do it!
Female, nonsmoker, 70, diag. 5/09 after tongue biopsy: stage IV. Left hemi-gloss. and left selec. neck disec. 30 lymph nodes removed May 20. Over 7 weeks daily rads. with three chemo. PEG removed 12/4/09 Am eating mostly soft foods. Back to work 11/09 Retired 4/1/11. 7 clear scans! Port out 9/11. 2/13. It's back: base of tongue, very invasive
surgery involving lifestyle changes. 2/14: Now speaking w/Passey-Muir valve. Considering a swallow study. Grateful to be alive.
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Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 63 | Thank you to all my well wishers!!
Liza
SCC of the Buccal Mucosa (R cheek)- T1N0M0.10 hour Surgery on 27/9/10 involving resection with freeflap from radial forearm..clear margins. Neck dissection..negative nodes.Trachy, NGT, no rad or chemo needed at the time. Neck lump positive for SCC..again! MND 14/2/11. Waiting to have chemo and rads
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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Just read your posting - I am at the beginning stages of this journey - but I know about fear and doubt - my thoughts and prayers are with you - you will get though this. Everyone here is so amazing and informative - and it's a great place to share. Best of luck with your upcoming treatments!
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,409 | Liza - we're all pulling for you! You've got a great attitude and you're hitting this thing with courage and eyes wide open.
My thoughts are with you.
David2
David 2
SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18
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