Brian, to clarify your comment regarding the open area on my husband's neck that is still draining - this can be a sign that there is still cancer, right? But it could also be something else. Do you think that if there is still cancer there, that it is a good idea to have the surgery 9 days after the radiation ends? Otherwise, I would assume it might start to spread again, right? Because first the ENT said the radiation continues to work for awhile after treatments end so that it shouldn't spread, but then when he decided to go ahead and do surgery before he leaves (going to be out of the office for the month of May) as opposed to waiting until June, which would be about 7-8 weeks after radiation, then he said he was concerned about the seeping still being cancer. My other concern is that he said he would not remove the nodes in the right side. When would it be advisable to remove nodes from both sides?
Thanks.
Michele