 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Actually, I was given a choice as to whether or not to have the ND. This was 1997 and knew nothing about oral cancer. I did know a coworker that had a lump in her neck and was very dead 9 months later. Her's was mets from breast cancer but I didn't know that then. So I was running scared and not taking any chances and wanted this out NOW. I don't think they told me about the side effects, but I don't remember.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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