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#23811     07-24-2007 12:35 AM      |       Joined:  Jun 2007  Posts: 35    Contributing Member (25+ posts)   |      OP      Contributing Member (25+ posts)    Joined:  Jun 2007  Posts: 35  |    Well, just wanted to update you all on my recovery.. 
  Things have been going very very well....my pain has finally reduced from the 3-4 right down to a 1-2 at worst I am right down to just a vicodin at night and I am going to eradicate that tonight. I will be returning to work next week but have decided to switch jobs, I need to be nearer to home and being out in a truck for 2 weeks or more at a time just isnt cutting it any more!!
  Once again I would like to thank all of you for the wonderful words of encouragemnt and support I have had from everyone on here!!! 
  Take care all!        
Dx:06/08/07 SCC left Lateral tongue Stage I/II  Tx: 07/09/07 Partial -10% approx. of tongue taken round 1cm x 3cm No rad/Chemo deemed necessary.....ex smoker 07/17/07 CLEAR MARGINS!!! 05/15/10 Sore has returned and will not leave.back to see ENT 05/17/10  04/07/11 Lump on neck.....ENT on 04/12/11
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#23812     07-24-2007 01:31 PM      |       Joined:  Apr 2005  Posts: 2,219    Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)   |           Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)    Joined:  Apr 2005  Posts: 2,219  |    Christopher,
  Congrats...I'm happy to hear that the pain is finally getting better.  Hope you find the right job that meets all the criteria.
  I hope that you stick around and continue to remain an active member of the forum. You are a "poster child" for the importance of early detection, the topic that I discuss almost daily with someone in the dental field.
  Jerry        
Jerry
  Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis.  SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05.  Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.
  "Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
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#23813     07-24-2007 02:15 PM      |       Joined:  Jun 2007  Posts: 718    "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)   |           "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)    Joined:  Jun 2007  Posts: 718  |    Christopher,
  It's so wonderful to log on and read great news.  Glad your recovery is going well!  
  God Bless         Margaret ---------- C/G: Husband, 48 (at time of dx) Dx 5/18/07 SCC, BOT, lymph node involvement.  T1N2BM0. (Stage 4a, G2/3) Tx 6/18 - 8/3/07, IMRT x 33 Cisplatin x3 (stopped after 1st dose due to hearing issues). Weekly Erbitux started 6/27/07 completed 8/6/07.
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