Hi Bruce, welcome -- kudos to your dentist for picking up on the growth at this early stage, and to you for all the follow-up you've already orchestrated.
Like you, I'm post-surgery and figuring out the next phase of treatment. Different doctors have offered me widely varying options. Hearing their perspectives really gave me confidence when I found the right docs and right options for me. There are some big controversies in head and neck cancer treatment right now and you'll get the benefit of the latest thinking at major academic centers.
The folks on this board are an amazing resource for info and compassion, you're not alone --
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T3N2aM0 HPV+
5/26/13 discovered painless superball-sized lymph node in neck
6/26/13 DX SCC R palatine tonsil
7/16/13 TORS tonsillectomy & selective ND, mets to 2 nodes
9/3/13 Cisplatin and rads begin, tolerated 1.5 of 3 planned chemo doses
10/16/13 Treatment ends
Dec 13 Ulcer appears at surgery site
Jan 17 Biopsy -- no cancer!
Feb 17 CT/PET Scan lights up tonsil bed & nasal cavity, docs say probably inflammation, don't panic, rescan when ulcer subsides
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