Masks fear? Oh, I was very openly and admittedly afraid. If you're not afraid then you must not understand the situation. I guess setting fears aside and digging my heels in is just the way I'm wired.


Dx March 2011 via FNA (49 yrs old)
SCC BoT
HPV+ exact strain unknown
Stage IVa T3N2cM0
Cisplatin x 3, IMRT x 40 (7267 cGy)
One node removed post-treatment (rad dmg)
Clean PET 10/28/11
Swallow therapy