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| Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Sue is so much better off doing surgery first so she is able to recover before going to rads. Usually patients start rads 6-8 weeks after a surgery. Radiation makes healing more of a challenge so that why I said its best to do surgery first. Best wishes with everything!!! ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive | | | | Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 8 Member | OP Member Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 8 | Well, Sue had the second surgery and, according to the surgeon, all went well. He said they did remove all the lymph nodes and some other areas as well. He also said that he got it all. She has some numbness in her right ear area and her smile is a bit off but we are told that will get better over time. We had a long talk with the radiologist, asked many questions and he believes that Sue will handle the radiation treatments with little problem. We see the surgeon on October 23 and then radiation starts on October 29 for six weeks and each treatment will be 2 minutes. One thing that worried I asked the radiologist what stage of cancer it was and he told us it was a stage three as the cancer had invaded the lymph nodes but told us not to worry about that as the surgery was successful.
All in all Sue received great treatment from the team and for that we are so thankful. Also, a big thank you to Christine B. for the kind words and to all those that gave us good wishes and advice, many thanks. | | |
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