LWP, welcome to OCF! Best thing you can do for yourself is to find the very best medical team available to you and go with it. At a comprehensive cancer center (CCC) they use a team based approach where all the specialists get together and discuss each case individually and then make a treatment plan. Once you choose your team and plan then you must put your faith in them and try your very best not to second guess your choice.

There are quiet a few members who are like you... no risk factors. Yours also could be HPV+. Only thru tissue sampling with the biopsied tissue will you know if its HPV or not. Regardless of the cause, treatment at this time would be the same.

At this time you should be doing a few things. Read and educate yourself about your illness. There are thousands of posts right ehre on the forum, and dont forget about the main OCF pages too. Eat everything! Dont be concerned about gaining a few pounds right now just eat all your favorites, even desserts. Your treatments will likely impact your ability to eat and its terrible having cravings while in the middle of treatment and you are unable to eat what you want for possibly a few days to several weeks, maybe months.

We are in your corner so stop by often to read, update and even to vent. We are here for you. Best wishes with everything!



Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile