Nelie,

This one is kind of hard to follow because of length, but....Radiation to one side has had less than positive results for a few of our members. I am a bit surprised that, in this day and age, it is even an option. The only way to definitively determine the presence of cancer is by laboratory examination of tissue samples. It seems that you had the neck dissection on the left side and that, since they were clean, they(Roswell) are assuming the right is clean. I am having trouble with this even coming out of a radiation oncologists mouth. I understand no radiation in some cancers, but not half a job if radiation is warranted. I am no doctor, but this does not add up with what we have all seen here. As for chemo, it has been shown to reduce the risk of a reoccurrence and extend survival times. Keep in mind that I tend to believe that we overuse the word reoccurrence. It is more likely a reappearance since it was probably missed the first time through. Do yourself a big favor, be aggressive now. The second time is even less enjoyable.

Glenn