 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Thanks Charm. Boy that IS a bad experience. Am I to assume that the reason he had the total laryygectomy was because they failed to remove the correct tumor by laser the first time and they couldn't remove it by laser after that?
Dr Weinstein had hoped to be able to remove my tumor by laser, but when he put me under, he discovered it was too close to the esophageal opening to get a clean margin. Had he removed it by laser, I would have been on a peg for life. Another surgeon did my total laryngectomy. Inconvenient, but I've lerarned to live with it.
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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