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Thread #80736   Message #1500579
Posted By: Patti
05-Jun-05 - 01:39 PM
Thread Name: BS: Parotidectomy - expectations?
Subject: RE: BS: Parotidectomy - expectations?
gnu, I hope so too, that we never have to go through this again. And I also hope you'll catch up to me soon, feeling almost normal. My doctor said the type of tumor I had, that there's a 10% chance for it to develop on the other side and just to keep an eye on it. Then I will know in about a years time, if I end up having that Frey's sydrome or whatever it's called. It could take that long for it to develop. Hopefully we don't get that. You haven't experience any sweating on your cheek, have you?

I sure hope that you are not developing another infection, but it is strange that they left part of a stitch in. I don't think it'll cause an infection, but I'm not a doctor neither. For you sake, I hope you don't. It's been a tougher struggle for you than it has for me and I most hope that it's not going to be much longer for you.

It's been rough going back to work, things piled up in a short time. Finally unburied myself...took me a week and half to do it. Went out for the first time this weekend, had a blast...been a long time.

I hope you didn't overdo it at the camp and i'm glad the skeeters didn't get you too bad. I know you kept an eye on that area where you can't feel things yet. My doctor also told me the feeling will eventually come back, it could be six months before it does. And I have another followup appointment in July.