#28339 10-26-2006 12:40 PM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 54 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 54 | Hey Guys,
Well, today was appt with my ENT, and I feel 100%, OK, 85% better. He said it was VERY small, VERY superficial, mobile, soft, round borders, and if I had said that it had only been present for one week, he would have believed me. He removed the ENTIRE lesion with plenty of surrouding tissue (that alone is a HUGE reief), and said if he had to guess, he would say: "PRE-cancerous if anything". He also claims that even if it is a recurrent cancer, that it is early enough to still be "HIGHLY" curable. This contradicts much of what I have read about recurrent oral cancer, but I truly hope he is correct. It was not the same site as my primary, so it would be a "new" lesion all together. I am still hoping and praying for "inflammation", or "benign ANYTHING" for results, but I am much more at ease now than I have been for the past several days/nights. Thanks so much to all of you for your input and support, it means SOOOOO much!!! I will be getting the results next Thursday afternoon, and possibly going to the OR the following Tuesday to widen the margins if it is anything (cancerous or dysplastic). Thank you all again, and I will keep you posted. God Bless!!!
Rick
Rick T Stage II SCC(T2N0M0). Dx:Jan.05 Surgical removal w/Neck Dissection (nodes clear) Feb 1,2005.
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#28340 10-26-2006 01:09 PM | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 378 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 378 | Alright Rick!!! Sounds like a good report. This is exactly what happened with Jack and the biopsy came back benign papilloma. Nothing else was needed but we were also told if it had been a new site it was very early and highly curable. The important thing is that you got it checked out and didn't waste a lot of time on the should I or shouldn't I, it all needs to be seen by your doctor. Let us know when you get the results.
Regards JoAnne
JoAnne - Caregiver to husband, cancer rt. tonsil, mets to soft palate, BOT, 7 lymph nodes - T3N2BM0, stage 4. Robotic assisted surgery, radical neck dissection 2/06; 30 IMTX treatments and 4 cycles of cisplatin completed June 06.
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#28341 10-26-2006 02:30 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 | Good News, Rick- Hooray! Amy
CGtoJohn:SCC Flr of Mouth.Dx 3\05. Surg.4\05.T3NOMO.IMRTx30. Recur Dx 1\06.Surg 2\06. Chemo: 4 Cycles of Carbo\Taxol:on Erbitux for 7 mo. Lost our battle 2-23-07- But not the will to fight this disease
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#28342 10-26-2006 03:04 PM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Great news, Rick. Hoping it turns out to be totally benign. I'm glad you are breathing easier.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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