 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | PM Jerry and Suzanne about this particular dcotor. They were both treated at Fox Chase but not for surgery as serious as you might need.
Is this ENT recommending that you have the surgery? Was she perhaps giving you the worse case scenario or did she definitly state that you need the surgery and you will be in far worse condition after you have it? Are you scheduled for the Pet scan? Did anyone mention HBO treatments?
Fox Chase is one of the premier CCC in the area. You might try HUP for a third opinion after the pet scan. I realize you were limited because of insurance issues, but Cooper, Elmer and Underwood are all in the same category for me. About the worse there is and I grew up in south Jersey. You can't get treatment for this there.
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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