 "OCF Kiwi Down Under" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,024 | Kris had to go back to the Operating theatre on Day 4 for debridement and re suturing. We were told it was due to his previously irradiated tissues breaking down. This was just a 2 hour surgery and didn't involve further incisions. He then went on to heal nicely. Our surgeons had warned us prior to the initial surgery that this was a high possibility due to his previous radiotherapy.
If tissues are breaking down then debridement is a must or you risk losing all the tissue.
Hope you Dad progress' s well from here. Remember it often is 2 steps forward and 1 step back.
Tammy
Caregiver/advocate to Husband Kris age 59@ diagnosis
DX Dec '10 SCC BOT T4aN2bM0 HPV+ve.Cisplatin x3 35 IMRT.
PET 6/11 clear.
R) level 2-4 neck dissection 8/1/11 to remove residual node - necrotic with NED
Feb '12 Ca back.. 3/8/12 total glossectomy/laryngectomy/bilat neck dissection/partial pharyngectomy etc. clear margins. All nodes negative for disease. PEG in.
March 2017 - 5 years disease free. Woohoo!
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