re: And I'm Back

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What happened? I didn't get the memo.

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Rare tumor in my upper jaw. Wasn’t noticeable, but something was causing me to get root-canal after root-canal. And finally a biopsy done and turned out I had a tumor only 40 people are known to have ever had. Like tentacles that strangled off blood flow to my maxilla bone and teeth. To remove it they had to basically carve out the entire roof of my mouth and upper jawbone, teeth up to orbitals. Then they (Emory oncology surgeons) took the fibula from my left leg, surrounding tissue, and the artery and vein, and along with a titanium plate pretty much reconstructed my entire upper jaw and maxilla, while connecting the artery and vein to my corroded and another vein in my neck.

Pretty amazing stuff. But it’s about a 10-12 month process and a couple more surgeries before I can get implants/veneers, which is a whole additional process with 3-5 months downtime.

Can’t tell you how freaking bored I am, but there’s not a lot I can do for a while. I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy. Already beyond sick of the liquid diet and being unable to workout. If I see another Ensure after this I’ll probably put them on a fence post for target practice. But, at least I’m cancer-free and the tumor is gone. And I think this will make me stronger in the end.