#74171 05-10-2008 06:41 PM | Joined: May 2008 Posts: 43 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | OP  Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 43 | can the oral surgeon and surgeon putting in my peg tube and mediport work together so i only have to get knocked out once?
Thank you victor Brown
Tonsil into base of tongue 3to4cm tumor. Giant lemon sized 9cm lymphnode. Squamos cell carcinoma
April 5 diagnosed. June 5 started treatment. Cetuximab Carboplatin Paclitaxel once a week for 6 weeks.Then 7 weeks of radiation plus chemo cisplatin then 4 weeks rest then neck disection was Nov 7 2008
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Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 55 | You should definitely ask! I'm sure it'll be up to them! It was my head/neck surgeon who put in my peg tube and he was also the one who pulled my wisdom teeth while operating on my tongue and neck....so it probably just depends on the surgeons.
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Lisa
36 years old at diagnosis
SCC of the tongue T2N2bM0 Stage IV
post hemi glossectomy and neck dissection (3/28/07), finished 6 weeks of radiation and Cisplatin x2 6/19/07. Biopsy taken from right side of tongue 7/17/08 - results showed infected abscess and no return of SCC!
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I would ask for another opinion before I let them pull my teeth.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 43 | my teeth are bad grew up playing hockey front top six are fake top side are bridges and bottom back are all metal filling and cavities so i got maybe 6 front bottom teeth and i dont have good gums
Tonsil into base of tongue 3to4cm tumor. Giant lemon sized 9cm lymphnode. Squamos cell carcinoma
April 5 diagnosed. June 5 started treatment. Cetuximab Carboplatin Paclitaxel once a week for 6 weeks.Then 7 weeks of radiation plus chemo cisplatin then 4 weeks rest then neck disection was Nov 7 2008
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Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | You are wise to see if this is possible. The less anesthesia a person receives the better, I am told. It might be a problem however because all of the different specialists doing the surgeries would have to be certified to practice in that hosital OR.
Last edited by Gary; 05-12-2008 01:11 PM.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | That was the (one) advantage of being treated at a smaller hospital is they were willing to coordinate those things for me. When I found out at about the same time that I had to have a lumpectomy/sentinal node removal and a second tongue surgery to ensure they ahd clean margins, they arranged for both of those to happen at once. Also, later, I had one surgery for the PEG and port (two different surgeons). It ws a bit complex because when they put in the PEG they use "conscious anesthesia" where you are really doped up and half asleep but not totally out (same as what they use for a colonoscopy). This is to help prevent errors when they are going down the esophagus. But then my other surgeon (who was also my breast cancer surgeon) wanted me totally out for the port being inserted so there had to be an anesthesiologist with an extended plan for all that there.
I'm not sure if they could do all that and pull teeth too since there is some bleeding associated with pulling teeth and I would think they might not want that going down your throat either right before or right after inserting a g tube. But it doesn't hurt to ask. Gary is right the less anesthesia the better--especilly within a short time period.
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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Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 55 | Hi head/neck surgeon pulled my wisdom teeth during the same surgery to do the hemiglossectomy and neck dissection...so for him bleeding from the teeth wasn't an issue....
Hope that helps!
Lisa
Lisa
36 years old at diagnosis
SCC of the tongue T2N2bM0 Stage IV
post hemi glossectomy and neck dissection (3/28/07), finished 6 weeks of radiation and Cisplatin x2 6/19/07. Biopsy taken from right side of tongue 7/17/08 - results showed infected abscess and no return of SCC!
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Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | I was just thinking additional blood going down into the stomach when you have just had a g tube placed (which I think would casesome bleeding anyway) might be a problem but what do I know? I'm not a doctor or anything. I think it's definitely worth asking.
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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