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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 99 | Hi Claire
My husband's 1st surgery was for a removal of about 1" sq area midway back on the underside of his tongue. He had a little slur for a couple of weeks but could be understood right after surgery and was eating before leaving the hospital. He did have PT for limited shoulder movement due to the lymph node removal and that was probably what bothered him the most. Hope this helps.
CG 2 Emmett,7/09 DX SCC rt tongue. T2N1M0, 1 node, marg neg.4/10 PET/CT clear, 9/10 C back. 10/10 Rad hemi, 2 tmrs mod diff. resec flr of mth. Flap 4 nodes/w/ext cap. 11/10 Peg, CX3 HD, 30 rad. 1/31 & 3/21 6/11/11 - PET/CT "activity" 9/11-all Clear. 12/11 peg out. 2/15 still all clear! 9/14 Prostate cancer treated with pencil beam proton therapy, best radiation experience. Keep it in mind as a treatment option for all tumors that can be seen including head and neck.
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