 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Hi,
I'm another unknown primary with a met to one node in the neck. I had the neck dissection first, then 36 XRT treatments 8 weeks later. No chemo but that was back in 1997. I took Salagen for saliva. Hope this new procedure works for you. The neck dissection is the easy part and I had no pain. Wasn't even on pain meds the next day. You will probably need PT starting about 3 weeks after the surgery so ask about it. Good luck on your surgery and we will all be thinking about you. I'm curious. Will you be getting XRT or IMRT?
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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