#9189 01-11-2007 05:09 PM | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 77 Senior Member (75+ posts) | OP  Senior Member (75+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 77 | I had my pre-surgery appointment down at Mayo today. I really, really like this surgeon. I am very comfortable with him and for that, I am thankful.
Today's visit pretty much brought the same news as my previous visit: He will be removing 3 teeth and some of my jawbone. He will do this from inside my mouth, but will need to make a small incision in my cheek to put something through, I actually think he said a light? He really doesn't believe that he will need to take any nodes, but he will accompany my "stuff" to pathology and they will decide then. He also said that he may or may not need to take skin from my thigh to cover everything up. On the drive home I pondered whether they'd shave this first. I am not taking any chances, I am shaving my thighs before bed.
They told me that I will be one of the later surgeries of the morning because he has two other cases that are children. They get to go first, and they should. But then this evening I find out that my report time is 6:30 AM. I wonder what time the early patients need to get there.
I am ready to get on with this already. I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't scared. But I am ready to get it over with and get on the road to recovery. I have a huge support team in place and I am not worried at all about my family being taken care of. I know that they are in good hands.
I appreciate all of the support and good wishes from everybody here. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers if you are so inclined.
I'll try to have someone put an update on here over the weekend. If that doesn't happen, I'll get on just as soon as humanly possible.
Amy
Dx 11/30/2006 Stage I SCC of gum/surgery 01/12/07 resection of the right posterior mandible with a right buccal transpositional flap 3 teeth removed/reconstruction to come in 9-12 months
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#9190 01-11-2007 05:20 PM | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 446 "OCF Canuck" Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | "OCF Canuck" Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 446 | Amy I will be thinking of you tomorrow morning. I'm looking forward to hearing that EVERYTHING went perfectly!
Wayne
SCC left mandible TIVN0M0 40% of jaw removed, rebuilt using fibula, titanium and tissue from forearm.June 06. 30 IMRT Aug.-Oct. 06
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#9191 01-11-2007 05:47 PM | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 794 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 794 | Amy....my surgery was similar to yours....five teeth and the upper jaw (maxilla) and part of the hard palate taken.....I am doing quite well....you will be fine. Just think....By tomorrow afternoon, you will be rid of this beast and on your way to recovering! We'll all be holding you in our hearts as you go to surgery tomorrow and begin the journey back to good health.
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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#9192 01-11-2007 07:00 PM | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 77 Senior Member (75+ posts) | | OP Senior Member (75+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 77 | Thank you, thank you, thank you! I can't sleep, but otherwise I am doing okay. I figure that I'll be getting plenty of sleep in the next few days/weeks to more than make up for it. In case you are wondering, I took a bath and shaved my thighs. Sorry for the unappealing visual  I'll keep you posted. Amy
Dx 11/30/2006 Stage I SCC of gum/surgery 01/12/07 resection of the right posterior mandible with a right buccal transpositional flap 3 teeth removed/reconstruction to come in 9-12 months
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#9193 01-11-2007 10:38 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | Amy,
Good luck, today. You can tell us anything..
I'll be thinking of you today.
Looking forward to hearing good things soon.
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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#9194 01-12-2007 12:36 AM | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | | Contributing Member (25+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46 | Amy,
I, too, will be sending warm thoughts and wishes your way. We'll all be anxious to hear how you're doing.
Loretta
C/G to husband SCC of right tonsil, Dx 5/02. Tx concurrent rad with Taxol and Cisplatin. Consolidation therapy Cisplatin and 5-FU. Recurrence 9/06, neck dissection 10/06. Tx with twice daily radiation; two in-patient infusions of Cisplatin.
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#9195 01-12-2007 06:54 AM | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 378 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 378 | Hi Amy,
I hope that your next post will be to tell it everything went well and you're recovering. I'm with you on the not taking any chances - do the bath, shave the thighs. If nothing else it made you feel better.
Best wishes,
Regards JoAnne
JoAnne - Caregiver to husband, cancer rt. tonsil, mets to soft palate, BOT, 7 lymph nodes - T3N2BM0, stage 4. Robotic assisted surgery, radical neck dissection 2/06; 30 IMTX treatments and 4 cycles of cisplatin completed June 06.
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#9196 01-12-2007 07:22 AM | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 325 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 325 | Best wishes for a full recovery...thighs and all ;>
Andrea
SCC L lat tongue,Dx 9/15/05 T1N0MX L MND and L lateral hemiglossectomy 10/03/05. Recurrence 11/15/06 2nd surgery 12/04/06 hemiglossectomy 3rd surgery 01/15/07 tonsillectomy Radiation 01/25/07 to 03/08/07 3-D/CRT X 30
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#9197 01-12-2007 03:30 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 | Wishing you a fast release from the hospital, Amy, so you can go home and sleep in your own bed Amy M.
CGtoJohn:SCC Flr of Mouth.Dx 3\05. Surg.4\05.T3NOMO.IMRTx30. Recur Dx 1\06.Surg 2\06. Chemo: 4 Cycles of Carbo\Taxol:on Erbitux for 7 mo. Lost our battle 2-23-07- But not the will to fight this disease
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#9198 01-12-2007 04:39 PM | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 493 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 493 | I pray that all goes well and you are on the road to speedy recovery.
Tim
Tim Stoj
60 yr old. Dx Jun 06 with BOT Stage IV. Neck dissesction on 19 Jun 06. Started Tx on 21 Aug 06/completed 33 IMRTs and 3 CT (2 Cisplat & 1 Carboplat) on 5 Oct 06.
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