Greg,

This is the beginning of a tough time, I won't lie, but you will make it -- trust these people. My ENT and RO told me I am probably the slowest healer they have ever seen but even I have managed to get largely back to normal smile -- if I can, you can.

Remember through this that now things are being done -- take a lot of strength from that. You're not waiting, you're not worrying, you're doing and you have a team of people doing them.

Good luck, stay strong and let us know how you're doing. Listen to the advice you'll see here and embrace the journey -- you'll be through this in no time!

Cheers,

The Hellion

SCC Base of Tongue
Diagnosed 3/5/2014 T2N2C
PEG Installed 3/19/2014
Chemo/Rad 3/27/2014
1x Cisplatin, 4+ TaxoCarboplat + 33 * 70 gy
Chemo FINISHED 5/5/2014
Rads FINISHED
PEG tube removed 10/08/14
Back to work 4 Aug full time
1/19/15 - diagnosed mets to lungs
7/17/15 began Pembrolizumab clinical trial demitted October 2015
1/14/16 began Tremi-MEDI trial
-This far, no further! On ne passe pas!

**update** passed away 3/26/16 RIP, you will be missed by many