#58222 05-09-2006 10:49 PM | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 14 Member | OP  Member
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 14 | My dad has been a trouper and I must say that each of you have been. My dad received a cat scan about 1 1/2 weeks ago and went to doctor yesterday for results. His face was a bit swollen from Friday (called dr. and said as long as no fever its ok). So, at the doctor yesterday said the scan came our clear. (Dad is about one month post treatment). But, doctor was concerned on a lump in the same area where the first tumor was. He explained it was a hard mass and did a bioposy immediately. My dad will get the results next Friday. Doctor also said, if he needs to get surgury done again, then he will need to have someone come and help him because he wasnt quit sure how he would do it.
EKKKK....
Could a tumor grow back within 2 weeks from cat scan? Could all the pain and hurt from treatment been not worth it? Is this nightmare happening again?
Has this happened to any of you? Please help.
Thanks.
Cindy
Diagnosed in October 2005. 35 weeks of radiation and 3 chemo treatments. 6/21/06Right partial mandibulectomy in the right mandibular gingiva. T2, N1, MX Postive Margins. Aug. 06 came back and now passed away 4/8/07
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#58223 05-10-2006 03:32 AM | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 153 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 153 | My brother's came back in three weeks following surgery. They didn't do a cat scan for another month, but his pain started again after three weeks and I know in my heart that the pain was a sign of the cancer because it was not "normal" for it to come back like it did. I wish I had more answers for you, but I do agree that your father will need help. These surgeries are tramatic both physically and emotionally and I can't imagine someone going through it alone. I'm sure it can be done, but not if it is in anyway avoidable.
Best of luck, I'll keep my fingers crossed,
Sister of 32 year-old oral cancer victim. Our battle is over but the war rages on. My brother passed July 26, 2005. He was a smokeless tobacco user.
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#58224 05-10-2006 01:24 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 | Cindy, my husband's 2nd cancer appeared within 4 months of finishing radiation. It probably was there all along, but not picked up on the CT scan. It is very scary. 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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#58225 05-10-2006 02:07 PM | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | Cindy, in contrast to the two previous posts, this cancer usually does not grow quickly. Please do your best to put aside the fear and wait until the tests are done and the resuts are in. Many many false scares happen too. Try not to let fear rule your mind.
Take care
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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