Hello
I had my 1st appointment with my consultant last week. He went through the official diagnosis and the plan for surgery. I have a tumor 1 x 1.5cm in the parotid gland. I will be having surgery to remove this and there was also talk about removing some of the lymph nodes.
I was told that I will be staying in hospital for 5 days after surgery. Has anyone had this and been allowed home before the 5 days?
Is this normal procedure for this type of cancer?
How long were you off work afterwards?. He mentioned 4 weeks, but as I work with young children, I think that i would need longer off to make sure it was healed properly.
What is the recovery period like? Are you allowed to eat normal food or is it a special diet for a couple of days
Sorry for all the questions
Thank you
