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[quote=Anonymous]Arg!  Just venting.

20 years ago, I found myself with stage 4 oral cancer.  It was in my right tonsil.  42 radiation treatments, chemo and a radical dissection of my right neck and it was cured.  That was the good news.  The bad news for that was the radiation severely damaged my jaw.  But fo 20 years, no big deal.

Spring of 2023, I find the cancer has come back.  Due to the length of time, though, it is not considered a recurrence.  Since I have already had my "lifetime limit" of radiation, surgery was the only option.  But this time, the cancer came back in the case of my tongue and in part of the epiglottis.  I wasn't really planning on eating or drinking or speaking again.  I did have 2 brilliant surgeons who pretty miraculously cut it out an reconstructed my throat, tongue and jaw so I can still eat, drink and speak.  Obviously, I am not unhappy about that result at all.

The problem is that now there have been enough physical changes to my mouth that it requires dental reconstruction.   30-60 thousand dollars worth of reconstruction of which none will be covered by insurance despite being a result of cancer and the treatment.  Cancer continues to suck.[/quote]

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