JAW REPLACEMENT SURGERY

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CAROLYN SAMS
CAROLYN SAMS Member Posts: 1
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
MY SON IS TO HAVE JAW REPLACEMENT SURGERY RELATED TO THE CHEMO AND RADIATION HAS HARDENED HIS MOUTH IN WHICH HE IS UNABLE TO OPEN, BY READING SOME OF YOUR INFO SOME OF YOUR PATIENTS HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS SURGERY WHICH WAS POSITIVE, MY SON IS WONDERING WHAT SURGEON DID THEIR SURGERY AND WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED, IT DOSN'T MATTER THE DISTANCE AT THIS TIME HE IS IN MUCH PAIN, HAS SQUAMOUS CELL CANCER. PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE AT 321-750-5069 OR E-MAIL ME AT CSNCS@CFL.RR.COM, THANK-YOU, WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT, CAROLYN SAMS, SON-MATTHEW

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  • debbij
    debbij Member Posts: 22
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    i dont know what state you
    i dont know what state you are in but Mt. Sinai in NYC has one of the best reconstructive surgery teams im the world
  • Kent Cass
    Kent Cass Member Posts: 1,898 Member
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    debbij said:

    i dont know what state you
    i dont know what state you are in but Mt. Sinai in NYC has one of the best reconstructive surgery teams im the world

    This is Iowa
    University of Iowa claims to have the 2nd-best H&N center in the US. Whether or not this is fact- no, it is just their opinion. Can tell you that from the experience of a co-worker's stepdad- hard to imagine a med team more dedicated to the patient than the Drs. and Nurses, there. Heard they've also got a place where family members can stay, but do not know that for fact. Living in the midwest, I would choose the U of I over Mayo's, or any other place.

    kcass
  • Pam M
    Pam M Member Posts: 2,196
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    wishing you well
    I can't give any info on surgeons, but If you need more suggestions for surgeons, you can also try the OCF website at http://oralcancerfoundation.org/forum/index.htm . That website also has many people with a wide range of cancer experiences.

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