#42088 12-22-2007 12:44 PM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | OP  Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 | Hi
Now I'm not in meltdown mode, I know if the biopsy come back with anything it is all going to be early stage stuff.
BUT has anyone had surgery to the graft site?
One of the biopsies was from the edge of the graft and my tongue.
Can they remove i.e. part of the graft and part of the tongue and stitch it back and let it heal again?
Seeing that I still have 2 weeks wait for the results I have a feeling that I will find other questions to ask..
Thanks
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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#42089 12-24-2007 07:54 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | Helen,
I'm not an expert on grafts, but it would seem to me that a graft that has been done so long ago such as yours, would more than likely be able to have part of it removed.
I hope that your biopsy comes back negative and this will be a non-issue for you.
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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#42090 12-24-2007 10:33 AM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | OP Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 | Jerry
Thanks that's what I thought.
Wish me luck eating my meal tomorrow, it's a week since the biopsies, and the sites are at their worse now.. Oh well I shall not give in easily :rolleyes:
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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#42091 12-25-2007 02:02 AM | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 632 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 632 | Had your dinner yet Helen??--some mash and gravy should keep you going!
Hope you are coping with your day, thinking of you,
Bren x
Brenda in UK--Diagnosis 30/5/07--undifferentiated carcinoma in right jawbone and muscles. Stage 4
6/7/07--new diagnosis primary is in lung. Finished 4cycles of palliative carboplatin/gemcitabine
therapy September 07
Now dying to live!
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#42092 12-25-2007 03:21 AM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | OP Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 | Hi Bren
Eating Christmas meal tonight..
Just had garlic mushrooms (they stung a bit) but hey cant have Christmas without stuffing your face..
Not just mushrooms M&S mushrooms..
Happy Christmas
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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Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 | Helen, you are so right..............you can't have Christmas without stuffing your face. And if you personally can't stuff your own face, than you find your joy in stuffing your family! That's what I do, lol. I love to cook for my family, it's like I'm enjoying it also just watching them eat it.
Love, Minnie
SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.
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Joined: May 2007 Posts: 632 | Lol Helen,
When I read your post, knew others across the pond wouldn't understand totally---I fell about, cos my millionaire brother sent me a Harrods Luxury Christmas hamper and as I was cooking spag bol when it arrived, and didn't have any red wine, lobbed half a bottle of the Harrods Claret in it and sent friends email saying
'This is not just Spaghetti Bolognese, this is HARRODS Spaghetti Bolognese'
Hey---it was really good! And I made enough to put two in the freezer!
Serious gross confession now---young friend's 76 yr-old mum made me some lemon and jam tarts and I ate two tonight WITHOUT my dentures---omigod, can't believe I just confessed that!!
Love and Laughs, Bren x
Brenda in UK--Diagnosis 30/5/07--undifferentiated carcinoma in right jawbone and muscles. Stage 4
6/7/07--new diagnosis primary is in lung. Finished 4cycles of palliative carboplatin/gemcitabine
therapy September 07
Now dying to live!
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Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 | Well..
Now the holidays are finished my mouth has healed up and the stupid head cold I had has just about gone..
So of course now I want to eat all the goodies.. Oh well at least this has saved me putting on any extra pounds..
Bren so long as you enjoyed the tarts what the hell..
I will be thinking of you tomorrow..
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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