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SuzJ
SuzJ CSN Member Posts: 451 Member
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

Surgery was Thursday, came home friday. Not much pain, sore really is all (Tylenol)

I look like something out of a slasher movie... AGHH.. lets cut her head off!

2 - 3 weeks on Pathology report.

So fingers crossed!

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  • DanceSkater
    DanceSkater CSN Member Posts: 62
    edited September 2017 #2
    Surgery

    Best wishes for a speedy recovery and the best possible pathology report.

    Did you have lymph nodes removed from your neck ? 

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  • SuzJ
    SuzJ CSN Member Posts: 451 Member
    #3
    Yep, they were the only

    Yep, they were the only things to light up on PET scan

     

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  • CivilMatt
    CivilMatt CSN Member Posts: 4,725 Member
    #4
    good luck

    SuzJ,

    Nice way to start off the Labor Day Weekend. I will cross my fingers with you and if you want that part in a slasher movie, I hope you get it.

    Matt

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  • Nwife
    Nwife CSN Member Posts: 18
    edited September 2017 #5
    Your Surgery

    Dear SuzJ

    I am glad that your surgery is done and pray for a speedy recovery!  My husband is going Wednesday and they will remove nodes from both sides of his neck although he only had one node light up on the scan.  ENT left it up to him to decide if he wanted both sides done. The node that showed cancer on the PET and was positive when they did the needle biopsy is on the opposite side of the tonsil that had the main cancer so my husband has decided to have both sides done.  Did they take many nodes from you and did theydo both or one side?

    You are in my prayers.

    Nwife

     

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  • caregiver wife
    caregiver wife CSN Member Posts: 234
    #6
    Honorary Chief

    You are now Honorary Chief - Hang In There, Trooper!! Club

    Thinking of you often, Wishing you a speedy recovery!

    Crystal

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  • SuzJ
    SuzJ CSN Member Posts: 451 Member
    #7
    Nwife said:

    Your Surgery

    Dear SuzJ

    I am glad that your surgery is done and pray for a speedy recovery!  My husband is going Wednesday and they will remove nodes from both sides of his neck although he only had one node light up on the scan.  ENT left it up to him to decide if he wanted both sides done. The node that showed cancer on the PET and was positive when they did the needle biopsy is on the opposite side of the tonsil that had the main cancer so my husband has decided to have both sides done.  Did they take many nodes from you and did theydo both or one side?

    You are in my prayers.

    Nwife

     

    I honestly dont know how many

    I honestly dont know how many thry took , its a 6 inch incision so until he tells me.. I only had one side done, right side is normal.

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  • MMDowns
    MMDowns CSN Member Posts: 318
    edited September 2017 #8
    Glad you're on the mend.

    Glad you're on the mend.  Sending positive vibes and thoughts your way! Hugs! 

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