Functional Neck Dissection, Right side

Beach Runner
Beach Runner Member Posts: 1
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
I just had a Tonsillectomy and a Right Partial Pharyngectomy due to a localized Squamous Cell on right tonsil only. Both MRI and full body PET Scans show no other location. It was termed a very early pick up. No real tumor, just cells causing a thicking of the mucosa.

I can not have any more radiation because I recieved max dose in 1996 in neck due to Squamous cell on the back of my tongue.

Due to that fact, my doctor is strongly suggesting a Functional Neck Dissection on the right side. I have read in some post there is not much to it and that a tonsillectomy is worst that the Functional Neck Dissection Surg.

I am not worried about the surg much, just I have a wonderment about the recovery time. I am a General Manager of a company and work in an office and mostly communicate with people. Just wondering if anyone could share with me what to expect.

I missed work for a little over a week with the oral surg and only had to use tynoal to control the pain, not all that much to the tonsillectomy and Pharyngectomy either.

Any information would be helpful.

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  • soccerfreaks
    soccerfreaks Member Posts: 2,788 Member
    #2
    Welcome
    Welcome to the site!

    You are not being ignored. In my case, I had a radical neck dissection, so cannot speak to your particular issues or questions. Wish I could help.

    In any event, best wishes with the surgery.

    Take care,

    Joe

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