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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,260 | Getting together in this world would be fantastic Patty. It would be nice to just tell our Dr that we want a couple of weeks off so we can have a reunion of OC patients. Hummmm? I wonder what we would be told. LOL
Since posting this. UPMC, Pittsburgh, Oct 2011 until Jan. I averaged about 2 to 3 surgeries a week there. w Can't have jaw made as bone is deteroriating steaily that is left in jaw. Mersa is to blame. Feeding tube . Had trach for 4mos. Got it out April.
--- Passed away 5/14/14, will be greatly missed by everyone here
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Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 253 | EzJim:
I'm with Patty, let's party in this world!!!! In fact, next year I'm coming out to walk with you guys.
Sandy
Sandy 56, BOT SCC Biopsy 1/21/09 Stage 3, T3NXM0.
Finished 3 cycle induction chemotherapy 4/7/09. (Chisplatin, 5-fu and Texotere). Re-staged 4/20/09,(very successful.) Will start Carboplatin/radiation 2 Gy/5 days/7 weeks (Tomotherapy) starting May 4th. Finished 6/22/09.
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Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,301 | There appear to be so many of you in pain at the moment and now I see you are also suffering Margie.
My thoughts are with you all.
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
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Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 51 | Thanks Gabe, A week or two off to party would be nice, we could all sit around eating mush putting booze in our feeding tubes - dancing would be good, have not danced since I got the cancer. Pavlova would go down easy and we could eat ice cream that is if we could taste it, maybe a rice pud, I could go on, but wont, LOL
SCC Base of tongue stage 4. 10 hour operation Radical neck dissection and hemiglossectomy 23/10/06 35 Rad treatments and 3 high dose Cistplatin Dec 06 - Feb 07. Ex casual smoker 6 to 8 a day - casual drinker. Very fit and diet conscious.
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