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Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 349 Likes: 2 | I went to multiple Drs, and 2 different local dentists AFTER I had a LARGE, SWOLLEN, HARD, NON-MOVABLE node on my right neck.
Not one of them even examined my tonsils, much less felt it to see if it was a likely primary.
Maybe wouldn't have made any difference in my case, maybe not...
I might have been Stage III at the time, who knows.
Michael | 53 | SCC | Right Tonsil | Dx'd: 06-10-05 | STAGE IV, T3N2bM0 | 3 Nodes R Side | MRND & Tonsillectomy 06/29/05 Dr Fee/Stanford | 8 wks Rad/Chemo startd August 15th @ MSKCC, NY | Tx Ended: 09-27-05 | Cancer free at 16+ Yrs | After-Effects of Tx: Thyroid function is 0, ok salivary function, tinnitus, some scars, neck/face asymmetry, gastric reflux. 2017 dysphagia, L Carotid stent / 2019, R Carotid occluded not eligible for stent.2022 dental issues, possible ORN, memory/recall challenges.
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