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Swallowing liquids after throat surgery and lymph node dissection

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Sep 20, 2023 | Replies (16)
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@hrhwilliam

If it comes to radiation, beg for proton rather than photon as the damage and side effects are often far less. Hopefully surgery and drugs will be the route. Pins and needles until the 14th I am sure. Good luck.

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slmoore0626 | @slmoore0626 | Aug 30, 2023

I have the results of the post NavDx and my number was zero. Dr said this has complicated my case because there were two malignant lymph nodes out of the 16 that were removed. I meet with an oncologist today to discuss what’s next. My Dr (surgeon) is in favor of radiation on my neck. Maybe a deescalated version. Another option is to continue to monitor with tests but I’m not too keen on the idea of a chance of going through another surgery down the road. My question is whether anyone out there has had this experience and what was the experience with radiation on the neck? How much damage and healing occurred?

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