 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | All to often I see what I call unnecessary neck dissections. I would definitely seek another opinion from a CCC before I went any further in treatment. Not suggesting I know more than this particular doctor but you can't take back a ND. I was told by 3 of my 5 opinions that I needed either a partial or a radical ND and then a CCC told me a ND was unnecessary. I can't tell you how many posts I have seen over the 4 years that I have been on this site that say " I had 28 nodes removed and they ALL tested clear for cancer." If you need radiation (and that's not a given) then the radiation should kill any cancer that may have spread to your nodes (and that's assuming the cancer has spread to your nodes which is not close to being confirmed).
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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