Well, I visited a RO Monday and had many questions answered. He laid out the 5 different treatment options and did a thorough physical exem.

I have a PET Scan on Friday that will give us more results - ultimately helping to give direction to which treatment will be best for my situation. He also recommended I get a second opinion on treatment from an RO at Beth Israel in NYC. We believe to have found the tumor on my right pharyngeal wall. It is small 2 cm by 2 cm. if this is in fact the tumor and there is no other spread I may be a candidate for surgical removal and radiation with no chemo.

I have started the process to get a second opinion at MSK.

Fingers crossed for good news.

The worst part of this whole process is not knowing what to do. I am a type A personality that usually has the answers - I'm really out on a limb here so am at the mercy of others.