 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | I wouldn't let them do it Petey UNLESS they are cancerous. They should be doing everyting they can to save them. I unfortunately allowed the doctor to remove my lower one when I had the first neck dissection. His statement was 'well it won't work after radiation anyway, so why not take it out?' I was too stupid to know any better. When I had the second neck dissection, they didn't touch the saliva glands, which had managed to survive XRT and still functioned. Really wish I had not let first doctor remove the other one. I'd really question them on this.
Take care and good luck on Thurdsday.
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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