| Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | Hi Erik,
All the survivors here have been exactly where you are. Keep in mind we have done OK and you can too. I agree with Brett to consider other opinions just to be sure. A discussion with Radation specialists could be valuable before surgery. In any case do not allow statistics to get you down! People DO survive and go on.
Take care.
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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