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Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 794 | Well....good for you! Being confident in your care is #1 on the list of things needed as one faces such surgery.....and of course #1-A is a qualified surgeon, and in this case, a TEAM of qualified professionals. I am soso relieved that you persevered and got to those who are best equipped to do this complex surgery.
Skin graft....My surgery might not have been quite as complicated as yours, since it did not involve my sinus structures, but I, too, have a skin graft. They were planning to take it from my thigh, but they ended up using a synthetic product, and all went well.
Now...Anytime you are ready to ask more questions, fire away.
I am glad that you got your surgery date moved up. There is absolutely no reason to torture yourself much longer thinkthinkthinking about it.
And I'm glad, too, that you will have the best of screening methods done right before your surgery. Everybody is built differently, and they need to know exactly what they need to do before they begin.
I feel so much better about things for you!!!
Let me help in any way you need. Just holler!
XOX--Colleen
Colleen--T-2N0M0 SCC dx'd 12/28/05...Hemi-maxillectomy, partial palatectomy, neck dissection 1/4/06....clear margins, neg. nodes....no radiation, no chemo....Cancer-free at 4 years!
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Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 681 | Marieka,
You have made a great journey from your initial uncertainty and fear. Congratulations on following your gut and perservering. My prayers are with you that all will go smoothly from now on.
Malka
SCC stage II Partial mandibulectomy w. neck dissection- July 2005. Renal cancer w. partial nephrectomy-Jan 2004. Breast cancer discovered in routine mammogram. Successful lumpectomy, sentinal nodes clear, RT only-2008 Reconstruction of mandible w fibula free flap-Jan 09. TORS removal of begnin pappiloma from esophagus-2010. Masectomy,rt breast 2013.
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Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Marieka, That is wonderful news and it sounds like you really were right to follow your gut about the other doctor. When facing any kind of big surgery, confidence in your doctor is essential. You now have a doc you can be confident in and people here who have been through where you are about to go. Not to mention all of us others who will keep you in our thoughts as you go through it. Short of not having to have the surgery at all, you're in a great position going into it.
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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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 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Marieka,
Glad you finally had your appointment in otorhino at HUP. I never thought you should be on the dental side of that hospital. I'm curious why you are waiting so long for the surgery if this tumor is still growing. Are you certain that postponing this until it is convenient is a wise idea and did the dr. discuss that with you? I think you are in good hands. Good luck.
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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