How soon did treatment start? Dental issues first

It is my understanding they would like patients to start radiation within 6 weeks of surgery. However, they also prefer the patient to be completely healed as the radiation can cause problems in those healing areas. I started my 60 Gy radiation course 45 days after my surgery mainly due to initial insurance payment issues.

Thank you. I’m glad you were able to get started quickly.

Thank you for sharing

Welcome to Connect @coleva. I know how hard it is to wait for treatment to begin. I had head and neck radiation and the medical staff were insistent on making certain that oral issues are under control so as to avoid ill effects from the radiation. Hopefully the dental team will move along quickly to get things going for him. My tumor was more aggressive in nature by the time it was diagnosed so treatment moved along quickly. I was about 6 weeks after my surgery that my radiation/chemo started. I agree with maratay that the doctors can address your concerns about any delay.

I did not have to wait too long. I started treatment a little over a month after I was diagnosed with tonsil cancer, but the doctor told us it is a very slow-growing cancer and that even if we had to wait 9 months it would be okay. Ask the doctors about that.