JPT68,

I'm sorry to hear you're having extensive surgery, and understand your concerns. I'm glad the doctors feel they can get this cancer, otherwise they wouldn't be doing it, so that's a positive sign, plus being at the top cancer center in the country.

I had intraoperative radiation, IORT, twice to the same left neck, once in 2012 was with a pec flap to protect the carotid artery after the neck muscle was removed in 2011, and in order to have more radiation, which IORT was followed by IMRT, and Proton Therapy in 2013. The surgeries were about the same duration, required the ENT and Radition Oncologist, support staff in the OR, shielded room, but the boost dose radiation wasn't for another month I guess due to healing from prior radiation to the same area.

Good luck with everything.

10/09 T1N2bM0 Tonsil
11/09 Taxo Cisp 5-FU, 6 Months Hosp
01/11 35 IMRT 70Gy 7 Wks
06/11 30 HBO
08/11 RND PNI
06/12 SND PNI LVI
08/12 RND Pec Flap IORT 12 Gy
10/12 25 IMRT 50Gy 6 Wks Taxo Erbitux
10/13 SND
10/13 TBO/Angiograph
10/13 RND Carotid Remove IORT 10Gy PNI
12/13 25 Protons 50Gy 6 Wks Carbo
11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO
03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN
09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy
04/17 Regraft hypergranulation Donor Site
06/17 Heart Attack Stent
02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs