#10392 05-02-2007 08:01 AM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | OP  "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 | Well I was told it was a lymph node....Not big enough to biopsy ..but def there and noticable ..has to be 1 cm to biopsy and would be an excisional one ...he dosent wanna put me through it right now, and I guess it has to be bigger ..soooo I guess i still dont know anything. SOOO i dont know how i feel .
Sharlee
35 year old Female Non smoker, very occasional alcohol ..Scc T1N0M0,partial glossectomy and left neck disection ,2/9/07 No rad deemed ness. 4/16 tonsillectomy ..Trimengenial Neuralga due to surgery
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#10393 05-02-2007 08:49 AM | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Sharlee,
Any mention of a needle biospy or is it too small?
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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#10394 05-02-2007 09:45 AM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | OP "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 | I guess to small he said somthing about needle but he couldnt do it .
Sharlee
35 year old Female Non smoker, very occasional alcohol ..Scc T1N0M0,partial glossectomy and left neck disection ,2/9/07 No rad deemed ness. 4/16 tonsillectomy ..Trimengenial Neuralga due to surgery
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#10395 05-02-2007 09:53 AM | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 176 Senior Member (100+ posts) | | Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 176 | Sharlee,
I'm confused, are they waiting for it to get bigger?? How do they expect to find out what it is? Has a scan been done?
Rob
6-05, Left Tonsil-T1N2bM0 stageIVA, chemo(Cisplatin), radiation(6660cGy), neck disection, no PEG. HPV negative. (Doc suspects posit)
3-9-09 last of 30 HBO treatments.
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#10396 05-02-2007 10:37 AM | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | OP "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 735 | Nope no scan either ..He thinks it may be swollen because of recent infection/surgery ..But in my opinion we cant be to careful....so yes right now it is watch and wait ..I was told they dont biopsy anything under 1 cm ..Personally I think it is crazy with a history of HN cancer and on the same side no less and closer to the original tumor site ...sooo I am confused and concerned.
Sharlee
35 year old Female Non smoker, very occasional alcohol ..Scc T1N0M0,partial glossectomy and left neck disection ,2/9/07 No rad deemed ness. 4/16 tonsillectomy ..Trimengenial Neuralga due to surgery
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#10397 05-03-2007 03:22 AM | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 199 Senior Member (100+ posts) | | Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 199 | Sharlee - Not sure if this will help, but I also had an enlarged lymph node, found during my F/U visit at MDA in Dec. Dr. said to have an FNA done at Emory if it didn't go down in a month or so. In the meantime, I had an ulcer on my tongue (see previous post) and a subsequent bx of that in early Jan., which was benign but right after that another little lymph node popped up. So I had US guided FNA on the larger original lymph node, but they too said the small one was too small to do an FNA or biopsy, and the thought was it was a result of the ulcer/bx. Both my ENT here in Atlanta, the Emory drs and 2 drs at MDA agreed it was nothing to be concerned about....
Do I still feel it and worry sometimes? Of course... but that's the nature of this beast, I guess... so I understand how you are feeling...
Ginny M. SCC of Left lateral tongue Dx 04/06,Surgery MDACC 05/11/06: Partial glossectomy with selective neck dissection. T1N0M0 - no radiation. Phase III clinical trial ("EPOC" trial)04/07 thru 04/08 because tests showed a 65% chance of recurrence. 10 Year Survivor!
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#10398 05-03-2007 06:36 PM | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 77 Senior Member (75+ posts) | | Senior Member (75+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 77 | I just wanted to add that I am in the same situation now. I have a swollen node on the same side, just under the surgery site. It has been there for a long time. After two follow up visits with my Mayo Doc, he says not to worry. He thinks it is just the result of all the trauma from surgery, etc. He didn't feel like a biopsy was necessary either. I do trust the doc, but it makes me nervous as heck if you want to know the truth.
Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone in this one.
Take care,
Amy from MN (where we have finally packed away the parkas for the season)
Dx 11/30/2006 Stage I SCC of gum/surgery 01/12/07 resection of the right posterior mandible with a right buccal transpositional flap 3 teeth removed/reconstruction to come in 9-12 months
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#10399 05-05-2007 01:11 PM | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 6 Member | | Member
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 6 | Sharlee,
I just want to tell you that I am thinking of you. I know exactly how you feel.
I will keep you in my prayers!!!
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