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| Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 446 "OCF Canuck" Platinum Member (300+ posts) | OP "OCF Canuck" Platinum Member (300+ posts) Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 446 | Time for an update. It's been an "eventful" couple of weeks, to be sure. After two serious infections in three weeks that resulted in hospital stays for treatment, I wound up there again yesterday...this time with bleeding from my ear that wouldn't stop. They got that under control; the bone spur that has done so much damage already is back at it...it's penetrated even further and managed to rip up some tissue it hasn't already destroyed.
Sigh...
Better news today though. The scans that were done last week, along with the tests they've done throughout the last month have all returned with results. They've made their way to my surgical team in Calgary, and I got a call this morning to set up another visit with them, hopefully moving towards the "big day" when they will finally be able to fix the damn thing once and for all.
Plus, I had a bit of panic yesterday that the bleeding had destroyed the new, rediculously expensive hearing aid I'd just gotten a month ago. A trip to the audiologist today and a quick swap out of parts, and we're good to go again.
Anyway, that's it, for now. Hopefully more positive news to come soon
SCC left mandible TIVN0M0 40% of jaw removed, rebuilt using fibula, titanium and tissue from forearm.June 06. 30 IMRT Aug.-Oct. 06
| | | | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 945 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 945 | Glad to know things are moving forward - and the that the hearing aid was fixed - they are beastly expensive! Hoping for better days. Maria
CG to husband - SCC Tonsil T1N2M0 HPV+ Never Smoker First symptoms 7/2010, DX 12/2010 TX 40 IRMT (1.8 gy) + 10 Cetuximab PET Scans 6/2011 + 3/2012 clear, 5 year physical exam clear; chest CT's clear of cancer. On thyroid pills. Life is good.
| | | | Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 238 Gold Member (200+ posts) | Gold Member (200+ posts) Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 238 | Glad you are getting some good news and hopefully, they will be able to set a date soon to solve a lot of your pain. Also happy to hear the hearing aid is now working!!! Hang in there - you are in my prayers.
CG/Mom: 5 1/2 years SCC upper palate,4 recurrences, surgeries, chemo & radiation. Mom went to Heaven 1/21/11. | | |
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