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Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 42 | I'm getting scheduled for TORS at Johns Hopkins in the next few weeks. I'll put up a separate thread about my experience after it occurs.
Right now, the doctor estimates that I will have the feeding tube out before I leave the hospital, and he expects a 1-2 night stay. I have a 1.5cm right BOT tumor.
Even if I end up needing adjuvant RT, the reduced dose will be much appreciated! They are using somewhere near 57 Gy if clear margins are obtained, as opposed to 70+ to treat primaries.
Age 35
non-smoker, non-drinker
7/1/11 - Diagnosed with SCC @ BOT, stage 1, lingual tonsil & cyst removed
8/9/11 - Corrected diagnosis of MEC @ BOT
8/17/11 - TORS to remove lesion
9/2/11 - Bilateral neck dissection. All nodes clear! Done!
12/13/11 - PET/CT scan clear
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