|    |       Joined:  Aug 2007  Posts: 1,301    "OCF Down Under" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)   |           "OCF Down Under" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)    Joined:  Aug 2007  Posts: 1,301  |    Good one Liz.  Sounds very much like you  did not make a  prat of yourself afterall   Any chance we can hear it? Cheers Gabriele         
History Leukoplakia bx 8/2006 SCC floor mouth T3N0M0- Verrucous Carcinoma. 14 hour 0p SCC-Right ND/excision/marginal mandibulectomy 9/2006, 4 teeth removed, flap from wrist, trach-ng 6 days- no chemo/rad. 6 ops and debulking (flap/tongue join) + bx's 2006-2012. bx Jan 2012 Hyperkeratosis-Epithelial Dysplasia 24cm GIST tumour removed 8/2013. Indefinite Oral Chemo.
  1/31/16  passed away peacefully surrounded by family
     |      |       |               |    |       Joined:  Jun 2007  Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8    Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)   |           Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)    Joined:  Jun 2007  Posts: 10,507 Likes: 8  |    Awsome job Liz            ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44  2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07  -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma  2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years  very happy to be alive       |      |       |               |    |       Joined:  Feb 2007  Posts: 1,940    "OCF across the pond" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)   |      OP      "OCF across the pond" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)    Joined:  Feb 2007  Posts: 1,940  |    Thanks all,i still have a big grin on my dial.before you ask david thats cockney slang for face!!!!
  liz        
Liz in the UK
  Husband Robin aged 44 years Dx 8th Dec 2006 poorly differentiated SCC tongue with met to neck T1N2cM0 Surgery and Radiation.Finished TX April 2007 Recurrence June/07 died July 29th/07.
  Never take your eye off the ball, it may just smack you in the mouth.
  |      |       |               |    |       Joined:  Apr 2005  Posts: 2,219    Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)   |           Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)    Joined:  Apr 2005  Posts: 2,219  |    Gee, Liz, I would have thought you were referring to Big Ben.
  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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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.
  |      |       |               |    |       Joined:  Feb 2007  Posts: 1,940    "OCF across the pond" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)   |      OP      "OCF across the pond" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)    Joined:  Feb 2007  Posts: 1,940  |    Sorry David lol.I forgot you dont like people messing with the language.
  Liz        
Liz in the UK
  Husband Robin aged 44 years Dx 8th Dec 2006 poorly differentiated SCC tongue with met to neck T1N2cM0 Surgery and Radiation.Finished TX April 2007 Recurrence June/07 died July 29th/07.
  Never take your eye off the ball, it may just smack you in the mouth.
  |      |       |               |    |       Joined:  Sep 2003  Posts: 1,244    Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)   |           Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)    Joined:  Sep 2003  Posts: 1,244  |    Can I have a signed photo? WOW a famous friend. Well done you.. 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
  |      |       |               |    |       Joined:  Jan 2008  Posts: 706    "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)   |           "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)    Joined:  Jan 2008  Posts: 706  |    Liz- You are truly wonderful. You may have even saved a life or two!
  Sue        
cg to husband, 48 Stage 1V head and neck SCC. First surgery 9/07. Radiation and several rounds of chemo followed. Mets to chest and lungs. "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain." Went home to God on February 22, 2009.
  |      |       |               |    |       Joined:  Feb 2007  Posts: 1,940    "OCF across the pond" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)   |      OP      "OCF across the pond" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)    Joined:  Feb 2007  Posts: 1,940  |    Well i am lying here in my bed,feeling a mixture of shock and also incredible elation.The radio station have broken my interview up into short bullet shots and they are running as the second item headline on the news every hour.It is really hitting home the message in punchy statements,and the 8'o clock one mentioned OCF!!
  I dont know if any of you will be able to pick it up on line,but the news staion is Stray FM and you can listen online at Stray news audio replay.I guess you guys will all be in bed now,But it will be running until lunchtime i think.
  GO OCF    
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Liz in the UK
  Husband Robin aged 44 years Dx 8th Dec 2006 poorly differentiated SCC tongue with met to neck T1N2cM0 Surgery and Radiation.Finished TX April 2007 Recurrence June/07 died July 29th/07.
  Never take your eye off the ball, it may just smack you in the mouth.
  |      |       |               |    |       Joined:  Feb 2007  Posts: 1,940    "OCF across the pond" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)   |      OP      "OCF across the pond" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)    Joined:  Feb 2007  Posts: 1,940  |    www.strayfm.com/ i hope this may get it for you         
Liz in the UK
  Husband Robin aged 44 years Dx 8th Dec 2006 poorly differentiated SCC tongue with met to neck T1N2cM0 Surgery and Radiation.Finished TX April 2007 Recurrence June/07 died July 29th/07.
  Never take your eye off the ball, it may just smack you in the mouth.
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