 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,409 Likes: 1 | Susan, last year they put me under more times than I can count! With the modern stuff - in my case Propofol, though I've also had Versed - it's quick and easy. You're out, you're awake and within a very short period you're completely alert again. I can't speak to the medical decision about whether to go with surgery or radiation - that's for you and your doctors. But unless he's specifically allergic to one of the knockout meds I wouldn't worry about it!
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SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18
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