Hello there,

Sorry to hear of your partner's & your troubles.

I avoided further treatment after a right sided tonsillectomy & subsequent right neck dissection and again, 9 months later, after an unrelated left sided tonsillectomy and neck dissection.

Clear margins were achieved in each tonsil area and none of the lymph node tissue removed revealed signs of cancer. As a result, opting out of further treatment was deemed a risk worth taking by 3 different ENT consultants in 3 different countries.

It was due to unusual circumstances in both cases that I went down this path, but it's been 3.5 years since the 2nd operation with no recurrence. But like I said, my neck lymph nodes were cancer free.

Can I ask how they diagnosed cancer in the lymph node?

Best wishes 

Tim

Hi Tim

Glad to hear you are doing well  

So it all started with a swelling on his neck that came up overnight, from there he had biopsy on the swollen lymph, then his MRI and from this they were still unable to detect the primary so did a pet scan which revealed some activity on the tonsils 

Fingers crossed surgery does the trick just have to take each step at a time focus on next op then the anxiety heightens for the appointment that follows 

Meant to add he has recovered well from the first op how was your neck dissection recovery?