 Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 458 | Hello NOB
I've had radical neck dissectons on BOTH sides, and about the only thing I can't do now that I could do before is raise my arms striaght out. Gives the airport security screeners fits.
First neck dissection was accompanied by partial glossectomy, so healing issues were related to the tongue. Second time around was just the neck dissection on the opposite side of the first where they took out 27 lymph nodes. I went in to work for a few hours the day I got out of the hospital like a dummy.
She'll do fine with the surgery. Should be up and about and doing good by Christmas, with lots of stories to tell.
Bob
SCC Tongue, stage IV diagnosed Sept, 2002, 1st radical neck dissection left side in Sept, followed by RAD/Chemo. Discovered spread to right side nodes March 2003, second radical neck dissection April, followed by more RAD/Chemo.
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