Tina
I had NO surgery, only a biopsy, followed by teeth removal, and subsequent treatment.
Everyone knows that when you are dealing with cancer, of any kind, you are only as healthy as your next check-up. For now I am cancer free, with a prognosis of staying that way and mine was a stage four with lymph nodes involved.
It is difficult enough to recover from treatment without adding a surgical recovery to the process.
Get a third or fourth opinion......
Darrell


Stage 3, T3,N1,M0,SCC, Base of Tongue. No Surgery, Radiationx39, Chemo, Taxol & Carboplatin Weekly 8 Treatments 2004. Age 60. Recurrence 2/06, SCC, Chest & Neck (Sub clavean), Remission 8/06. Recurrence SCC 12/10/06 Chest.