 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Jay Tee, My advice is don't bother with asking your doc about your recurrence. It won't matter as you either will or won't. OK so your human. In that case ask away but the only thing you can be told is that statistically studies have shown that HPV + SCC responds better to the Tx that you had (vs HPV- SCC) and therefore one can draw the conclusion that your chances of recurrence are therefore less than HPV- SCC. My other advice is for you to forget about your bout with cancer and get on with the rest of your life.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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