Nate,
Fight like hell. I hope the early days in the hospital are a blur so you don't feel/remember the pain. There's too much pain to deal with when all of the "healing" is done. I'm so sorry you're going through this. PLEASE continue to be your own advocate and press the docs when you need to press. You are not crazy, you are taking care of yourself and trying to stay alive. It's time for some well-deserved good luck and smooth sailing. I am agnostic and don't pray, but I have faith in family, friends, the good people in the OCF forum, and the best medical practitioners in the world. I hope things go as well as they possibly can and that you pull through without a hitch. I look forward to see here again, soon.
Be well, my friend.
Kerri

37 y/o fem at Dx (23 wks preg @ dx on 3/16/11)
SCC L oral tongue (no risk factors)
L partial gloss/MND 3/28/11 @ 25 wks preg
T1-2N0M0; no rads/chemo
Tonsillectomy on 8/6/12 +SCC L tonsil T2-3N1M0 (HPV-)
Treated with 35 rads/7 carbo & taxol (Rx ended 10/31/12), but many hospitalizations d/t complications from rx.
Various scans since rx ended are NED!
Part of genetic study for rare cancers @ MGH.
44 years old now...I wasn't sure I would make it! Hoping for 40 more!