Jane,

I saw that you are considering the robotic surgery. Are they recommending the da Vinci surgical robot? I have heard of this for difficult to reach surgical sites.

If you are a candidate, we would like to hear how that goes. The surgery with the robot is less invasive and is supposed to have much better recovery times.

Let us know what your doctors recommend.

Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR