Double thickness skin graft for head and neck cancer

  I couldn’t find anything much about skin grafts for oral cancer/head and neck cancer on the internet so I’m writing about my experience to help others. I’ve had two recently.  Double thickness skin grafts they were called. The removal of both the epidermis and the...

March News 2023

March Madness is here. It’s hard to find a park anywhere near Auckland City Hospital. Buses are less reliable now because of the driver shortage. On top of that, maintenance work on the railway system is causing buses to replace trains. I always allow a big...

Surviving after head and neck recurrences

Feb 28, 2023 – anticipating 6th cancer surgery Tomorrow I go into the hospital for my 5th head and neck cancer op. It will be one of my smallest ops but I’m old now and I’ve had one huge surgery and three smaller head and neck ones (for non-cancer purposes) ...

February News 2023

I hope you have all stayed safe in the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle.  Please remember the Domain Lodge meeting on March 1 at 10.30 and Round the Bays on March 5. It’s not too late to join and choose our charity from the list. You don’t need to...

Domain Lodge Meeting 1 March

After three long years of Covid, admittedly with a break in between, Domain Lodge in Auckland is open for meetings again.     1st March from 10.30 to 12.30 will be our first meeting of the year. All welcome. There is parking, tea and coffee, plus...