#38594 05-23-2005 11:23 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 80 Senior Member (75+ posts) | OP  Senior Member (75+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 80 | Hi, my name is Sean. Jennifer asked me to post updates. Her surgery was done about about 3:30pm today and she was moving into recovery. Her husband told me that it went as expected; no surprises or complications. Thank you for keeping her in your thoughts and prayers. I will update again soon.
-Sean
Jennifer
Stage II (T2N0M0) SCC diag 4/21/05; partial glossectomy & selective neck dissection (good margins and lymyph nodes negative), jaw split, 1/3 of tongue removed, free flap from left forearm - 5/23/05; 42 years old at diagnosis
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#38595 05-23-2005 01:14 PM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Sean, Please tell Jennifer she is in my thoughts, and I am sending wishes especially for rapid healing and an easy time in her recovery.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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#38596 05-23-2005 01:56 PM | Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Sean,
Glad surgery went well. Tell her we are all pulling for her. Please keep us posted. Thanks for the update.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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#38597 05-23-2005 03:49 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 | Sean,
I am so happy to hear that Jen's surgery went as expected and that she took my advice and asked you to keep us updated. Waiting until she was up to it herself would have been unbearable for us.
I look forward to seeing your posts with updates and please tell Jen that she is in my prayers.
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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#38598 05-23-2005 08:23 PM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 | Sean
Give Jennifer my love and tell her I knew she could do it...
Sunshine... love and hugs
Helen
SCC Base of tongue, (TISN0M0) laser surgery, 10/01 and 05/03 no clear margins. Radial free flap graft to tonsil pillar, partial glossectomy, left neck dissection 08/04
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#38599 05-24-2005 06:03 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 80 Senior Member (75+ posts) | | OP Senior Member (75+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 80 | I finally got a third hand update for Jennifer. She is swollen but not as bad as expected. She can communicate by writing and she has been trying to joke around. Her cousin stayed with her overnight. She will probably spend the 3 days in ICU and is expected to stay 10 days total. She has been having visitors.
-Sean
Jennifer
Stage II (T2N0M0) SCC diag 4/21/05; partial glossectomy & selective neck dissection (good margins and lymyph nodes negative), jaw split, 1/3 of tongue removed, free flap from left forearm - 5/23/05; 42 years old at diagnosis
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#38600 05-25-2005 01:15 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 | Sean, thanks for the update yesterday.
Looking forward to more good news.
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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#38601 05-26-2005 04:31 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 80 Senior Member (75+ posts) | | OP Senior Member (75+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 80 | From Jennifer's Husband yesterday afternoon.
Thank you all so much for all your help with the food and gift cards. It has really helped ease a very stressful situation knowing that we have friends like you all in our corner. Jennifer is doing fine. She was able to sit in a chair and walk around the ICU a little today. The doctors are saying that her recovery is going well. They feel that they were able to capture all the cancer cells during the procedure. She'll probably be in the ICU another day and approximately 8-10 days in a regular room. I will try to keep you all updated on her progress as best I can. Thanks again for being in our corner during this stressful time.
- Sean
Jennifer
Stage II (T2N0M0) SCC diag 4/21/05; partial glossectomy & selective neck dissection (good margins and lymyph nodes negative), jaw split, 1/3 of tongue removed, free flap from left forearm - 5/23/05; 42 years old at diagnosis
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#38602 05-29-2005 11:14 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 80 Senior Member (75+ posts) | | OP Senior Member (75+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 80 | I got to see Jennifer on Saturday a couple of times. In the morning she was getting ready to do a swallow test and by the evening she had moved down to a smaller trachea tube, was able to talk some and had eaten some thickened soup. I just found out that they have removed the trachea tube & the stitches. Her lymph node pathology came back good! Woohoo! And she is coming home tomorrow, Monday.
Jennifer
Stage II (T2N0M0) SCC diag 4/21/05; partial glossectomy & selective neck dissection (good margins and lymyph nodes negative), jaw split, 1/3 of tongue removed, free flap from left forearm - 5/23/05; 42 years old at diagnosis
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#38603 05-29-2005 04:00 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 | What great news. Clean nodes and going home tomorrow. That's wonderful. Tell Jen that I'm looking forward to seeing her back on the board. Sean, you're doing a great job keeping us posted. Thanks
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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