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Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 3,267 Likes: 4 | If they scheduled TORS it must be for a reason, and should proceed. A biopsy can identify the histology even in benign tumors, and may scertain what your problem may be.
Good news, so far.
10/09 T1N2bM0 Tonsil
11/09 Taxo Cisp 5-FU, 6 Months Hosp
01/11 35 IMRT 70Gy 7 Wks
06/11 30 HBO
08/11 RND PNI
06/12 SND PNI LVI
08/12 RND Pec Flap IORT 12 Gy
10/12 25 IMRT 50Gy 6 Wks Taxo Erbitux
10/13 SND
10/13 TBO/Angiograph
10/13 RND Carotid Remove IORT 10Gy PNI
12/13 25 Protons 50Gy 6 Wks Carbo
11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO
03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN
09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy
04/17 Regraft hypergranulation Donor Site
06/17 Heart Attack Stent
02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs
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Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 114 | "T"
Where was your primary? Also, did you have emergency bleeding from your lingual tonsils or the neck dissection? Was your primary found? Wonder why your report doesn't state the SUV uptake values? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 421 Likes: 1 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 421 Likes: 1 | As it shows in my signature, "Tx" is an unknown primary. The bleeding was from a lingual tonsil bed.
Regardless of SUV values, the PET showed the cancer in my neck. You're so very fortunate that your report showed no sign of malignancy.
"T"
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Cardiac bypass 11/07
Cardiac stents 10/2012
Dx'd 11/30/2012 Tx N2b MO Stage IV HPV+
Palatine Tonsillectomy/Biopsies 12-21-12
Selective Neck Dissection/Lingual Tonsillectomy/biopsies TORS 2/7/13
Emergency Surgery/Bleeding 2/18/13
3/13/2013 30rads/6chemo
Finished Tx 4/24/13
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Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 114 | I'm very fortunate "T". How severe was your bleeding because that's where I'm having my biopsy. Was it a severe bleed? | | |
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