A neck dissection also depends on the tumor size, thickness, location of tumor, tumor histology or grade, if it's midline on the tongue, base of tongue, other areas, and the base of tongue, tonsils have a high propensity to metastasise due to the high lymphatics they are, as well as HPV metastising early to the nodes, which tumors may bigger than the primary itself, and and other negative prognostic findings like extracapsular spread, invasion, perineural invasion, lymphovascular invasion.

Hi Naveen, sorry you had to be here but then this place has great people and lot of information that will help you in your journey.

Please do share where you had your treatment from and doctors as there are some visitors from India as well and they might get some help.

You now need to take good care of yourself. Had you been tobacco consumer/drinker?

Keep checking in and all the best for future.

Hi Everybody.

Thanks for the reply.

Please let me know what precautions I have to take after this??
I Have to live like this only with regular checkups and all?
What are the chances or recurrence.
Any treatment to avoid the same to come again.

Thanks
Naveen

Hi Naveen,

I was diagnosed with the same desease over a year ago. My lesion was about the same size as yours. The doctor performed only a surgery and no further treatment was required. He said if we can avoid radio then we would usually avoid it, if we have to do it - we do it. From this website I noted that the choice of treatment depends on the country. In US they tend to do radio in all circumctances (i might be wrong though). I was treated in UK and I know many patients avoid radio here.

With regards to the recurrence chances - probably no-one will tell you this. You should stay on a long-term follow-up and your doc will keep a close eye on you. Try to think that you are treated and throw away from your head all the negative thoughts about R*********!!!

Hi

I had my treatment done at B L Kapoor Hospital at New Delhi ( INdia) The Dr. Ramalingam told me that there is no need of radiotherapy or chemotherapy is required just followup is required.
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Regards
Naveen

ok.. then trust your Dr. if he told you this

How much did it cost you to go through the treatment?

Keep a close eye on your mouth and neck. Anything unusual quickly get in to see the dr again. You may never have a recurrence but diligence is key.
take care.

[quote=navkal]

Please let me know what precautions I have to take after this??[/quote]

Don't drink or smoke. When I read that 70% of people who drink after going through successfully beating it the first time, have it recur; I quit drinking entirely. (When it came back 18 months later, I restarted, but only since I'm incurable anyway at this point.)

[quote=navkal]I Have to live like this only with regular checkups and all?[/quote]

I strongly recommend that you adjust the way you look at your situation. You will always have to have check-ups of one kind or another, and that is simply your situation in life. Remind yourself that this is just like brushing your teeth and don't give it have any more thought you would give the need to brush your teeth regularly.

[quote=navkal]What are the chances or recurrence.[/quote]

No one can answer that. Since this is the case, don't give it a thought; it's not something that you can control.

[quote=navkal]Any treatment to avoid the same to come again.[/quote]

My strong advice is use this experience as a reminder that life is uncertain, fraught with danger of infinite variety, and completely unpredictable. This is the case with every human who has ever lived, and thus no different to you, or me, or anyone else.

Since the above is true, and it is not something that we can control, the path to a peaceful mind in dealing with it is to give it no thought, beyond that necessary to survive when disaster, such as a cancer diagnosis, does strike.

When disaster does strike, focus your thoughts on the immediate need to survive and identify and take those steps that you can control; such as getting proper medical (and/or other) treatment for the problem.

When I say, "focus your thoughts on..." that means that when your thoughts start to wander and begin to wonder about the future, you actively direct them away and back to focusing on what you can do and control.

When you don't do that and let your thoughts focus on what the outcome will be, you are inviting suffering and misery into your mind because no matter what you do, you cannot control that which is beyond your ability to control and frustration and fear are all that you will produce.

In every situation, there is usually an outcome that you would prefer and it's a good idea to plan for and take every action within your power to obtain that outcome. BUT, and this is huge, do not attach to that outcome.

If you heed this, you will have mental peace from the knowledge that you have done everything in your power to achieve the favorable outcome, and whatever the outcome actually is; you have no more power over that than you have over the weather. That is, none. Such is the nature of life. Live and Celebrate it!

Where did the 70% number come from? Would really like more info on that !