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#5001 02-13-2005 11:11 AM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) |  "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 | Minnea
What a lovely post...so nice to hear you have good news.
I am sure you are absoluetly beautiful !!
Rest up and take care of yourself.
Love Marica
Caregiver to husband Pete, Dx 4/03 SCC Base of Tongue Stage IV. Chemo /Rad no surgery. Treatment finished 8/03. Doing great!
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#5002 02-13-2005 01:32 PM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,163 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,163 | Way to go Minnie!!! Takes alot of courage to go through additional surgery. I'm so happy for you. See ya soon.
Danny Boy
Daniel Bogan DX 7/16/03 Right tonsil,SCC T4NOMO. right side neck disection, IMRT Radiation x 33.
Recurrance in June 05 in right tonsil area. Now receiving palliative chemo (Erbitux) starting 3/9/06
Our good friend and loved member of the forum has passed away RIP Dannyboy 7-16-2006
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#5003 02-13-2005 05:43 PM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 528 "OCF Down Under" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "OCF Down Under" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 528 | You are an inspiration Minnie. Everything you have been through and you are still smiling (sort of) and joking. Well done. Love and light from Helen 
RHTonsil SCC Stage IV tx completed May 03
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#5004 02-13-2005 08:58 PM | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 134 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 134 | Minnie,
I am so happy to hear you are doing better from the surgery and looking better. I am so happy to hear that. You have been such an inspiration to me and so many others here in this forum. You are a gem. Take care and I am praying for you.
Much Love.
Stephany
PS: Helen, I know Minnie is the greatest :-)
Stephany.Daughter of mother who passed away 3/26/05 from Recurrent Gum Squamous Cell Carcinoma. She had 3 surgeries, and 6 weeks radiation, and then passed due to infection. I miss her very much. She was 65 years young when she passed. Love you Mom!
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#5005 02-14-2005 02:19 PM | Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | OP Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 | Can I tell you how much I love hearing from all of you? It's like getting praise from mom, lol. It never occurs to me that I haven't met ANY of you because I feel like I know you. Strange I know but true.
It's day 4 of recovery and I'm more then a little grumpy! The swelling is more then I thought and now I am black and blue from my chin down. All the swelling makes me feel like my face is "tight" but I know that is temporary. My bottom lip is something out of a cartoon, it's that big! The thigh they took the fat from is probably the most painful area but I still haven't needed anymore then a tylenol.
Even though I am more uncomfortable today, I would still suggest this surgery to any of you.
Take care and thank you for the kind words!
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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