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Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 837 | Sharon,
I'm glad you were able to get a more complete description of the ENT's reasons for doing a neck dissection. My diagnosis was different from your husband's and I had a neck dissection before radiation, so I can't say that my situation was necessarily comparable. However, my neck dissection was MUCH easier to recover from than radiation -- and I hope your husband's is too. I also hope it gives him some extra peace of mind.
Cathy
Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989
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