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#47612 02-09-2007 08:20 AM | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 16 Member | OP  Member
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 16 | Its over six years since I had cancer in lower left jaw removed, and recent check up has located a swelling in lower right jaw. Surgeon gut feel is good, but he will not take a chance and has decided to operate and remove whatever it is, then biopsy it.
Certainly didn't expect to be having neck surgery again !!! But that appears to be a hazard of the big C.
T3N1M0 Lower left jaw Oct 2000. Male, age 60, retired and trying to enjoy life | | | 
#47613 02-09-2007 10:16 AM | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 325 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | | Platinum Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 325 | Have they run any diagnostic scans on the area? I would at least want to see a CT or MRI of the "spot" in question before I went into the OR. You might want to consider a second opinion, always a safe bet.
Andrea
SCC L lat tongue,Dx 9/15/05 T1N0MX L MND and L lateral hemiglossectomy 10/03/05. Recurrence 11/15/06 2nd surgery 12/04/06 hemiglossectomy 3rd surgery 01/15/07 tonsillectomy Radiation 01/25/07 to 03/08/07 3-D/CRT X 30
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#47614 02-09-2007 11:37 AM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 | AJ
Andrea has a point. although I know it is different here in the UK, but I would have expected at least an MRI scan, is it a head and neck center with a full oncology team where you are being treated or just a general surgeon?
Wishing you well
Sunshine.. love and hugs
Helen
SCC Base of tongue, (TISN0M0) laser surgery, 10/01 and 05/03 no clear margins. Radial free flap graft to tonsil pillar, partial glossectomy, left neck dissection 08/04
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#47615 02-09-2007 11:43 PM | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 16 Member | | OP Member
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 16 | Recommendation is by my original surgeon who has so far completed 28hrs on me under general anaesthetic. He considered MRI etc, but said whatever the result was, he would still end up doing surgery, so why not make sure and just remove it. I really trust him, so I have agreed and have surgery on Feb 19th. | | |
#47616 02-27-2007 06:39 PM | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 16 Member | | OP Member
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 16 | Op under GA went okay and two swollen glands removed. One Salivary and one lymph. Biopsy result yesterday was excellent, so we are off to Canary Islands today to celebrate and recouperate.
T3N1M0 Lower left jaw Oct 2000. Male, age 60, retired and trying to enjoy life | | |
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