The Cancer came back!, so I'm back at Sunnybrook Hospital

Back at Sunnybrook,
"Elevator up?"

I did stop my (over) 30 year smoking habit, April 6th., 2009, the same day as my original surgery. The painful & awkward recovery provided the motivation, combined with the latest smoking cessation drug from Pfizer, Champix. The pathology reports done after the first surgery did not show any signs of cancer left. It was all clear so radiation treatments were not necessary or advised. Which, after what I had been through, was good news for me.

No Turning back Now!

I returned to Sunnybrook to have a partial denture made for my lower jaw, the dentist here specializes in cancer patients, (and OHIP will cover a third of the cost). I was a "Patient" in the true sense of the word, It wasn't until the end of September that the denture was ready. I then had some on going fitting problems with more tooth extractions to be done, my dentist in Aurora was handling this, UNTIL he noticed some ackward healing and refered me back to the original surgeon. That's when I found out the bad news; it's back and it's aggressive.

¡Smoking Causes Cancer!

The plan now, as it has been executed so far. The doctors cut out the offending tissue, taking a wide margin around the tumor. This was done Monday. I went under for about 4 hrs. the surgeon also took a few more teeth off the bottom, and a chunk of the jaw bone. I had a replacement titanium bridge put in the lower jaw. So far so good, the surgical team claims it was a big success. All I know is it does not feel as foreign as it did the last time. (Don't Smoke / causes cancer!!).