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Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 27 | I am not sure where else to post this. We had an awful time finding a doctor to do our jaw section and help with the after effects of radiation. Our typical ENT who found and removed the cancer was not qualified to help with the reconstruction. Everyone he pointed us to was an ENT with no cancer experience.
Dr. Glenn Rothman in Mesa was the only game in town which took our insurance, courtesy of Humana. Thank goodness that he is also one of the best! He has the bedside manner of a clock, but he is terrific at what he does! Through a combined effort by him and Dr. Elliot in Mesa, they were able to fix Tom up good as new!! :o)
I hope someone finds this information useful!
Blessings,
Brenda
Wife of Tom, 42
SCC/Tonsil DX 9/23/2010
PEG/Port 11/2010
TX Begins 11/16/2010
Chemo ended 12/28/2010
Radiation ended 1/6/2011
Neutropenia 1/7/2011
Osteoradionecrosis 09/2011
Jaw Resection/Flap 01/2012
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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | That's great - I get the clock reference completely -  my RO is the same! 
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: Oct 2011 Posts: 805 | Must be a prerequisite! ;o)
Kathy wife/caregiver to:
Kevin age:53
Dx 7/15/11
HPV16+ SCC Stage IV BOT/R
Non smoker, casual drinker
7/27/11 Cistplatin, taxotere,5FU 2/3week sessions, followed by IMRT 125cgy x 60 (2x daily) w/Erbitux weekly. Last rad 10/26/11. Last Erbitux 10/27/11
PEG placed 9/1/11 Removed 11/8/11
Clear PET 10/12 and 10/13 and ct in 6/14
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Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 58 | I would like to say I have been very satisfied with my ENT here in Old Town Scottsdale who is a Cancer Specialist. Timothy Kelsch.
Marie
Female, 37 yrs old,Non-Smoker/Social Drinker, HPV-
T3 N1 M0 SCC Dx 11-10-11
11-23-11 Left Hemiglossectomy
11-30-11 Modified Radical Neck Dissection
01-25-12 Removed another spot on BOT, skin graft (left thigh)
38 RADS Tx Finished April 13, 2012
Fall 2014 - HBOT due to wisdom teeth extraction post radiation
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Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 138 | I also had Dr. Rothman. I had read that he was lacking bedside manner but that he was great and that's all I cared about. But I actually found him entertaining. And he called me personally with my PET results. I liked that.
BOT-SCC Partial glossectomy 7/16/09.
Stage IV, Rt ND 10/2/09.
Teeth out 11/5/09.
Port/peg in, 11/20/09.
7 wks rad & chemo, end 1/22/10
lung, colon biopsies 1/9/11 - both cancer
colon resect surg 1/10/11
Folfox + Avastin - discontinued 6/11
lung surgery 3/13/12, 5/1/12
mets to liver and bones
passed away 9/4/13
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