|    |       Joined:  Jun 2007  Posts: 5,260    Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)   |           Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)    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
  |      |       |               |    |       Joined:  Jan 2009  Posts: 253    Gold Member (200+ posts)   |           Gold Member (200+ posts)    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.  OCF member/supporter
     |      |       |               |    |       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  |    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
     |      |       |               |    |       Joined:  Jun 2008  Posts: 51    "OCF Down Under" Supporting Member (50+ posts)   |           "OCF Down Under" Supporting Member (50+ posts)    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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