"OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,260 Likes: 3 | What Christine says is true a recurrence is not necessarily hand in hand with a poor outcome. It's a scarier situation when you've had the gamut of treatment and then face a recurrence. In this case your options are still wide open - that said it should be dealt with expediently - regardless of whether its confirmed as a cancer or not. You want the biopsy and results asap. Unfortunately this happens a lot if the just do surgery, without follow up treatment. Call the ENT and tell them your available if they can put you on a waiting list. Hopefully it's nothing but if it is I would make sure you're being treated at a ccc and move quickly. And if they're doing surgery the should go for the nodes as well. Hugs.
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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