PJE -

I am happy to discuss my treatment in detail if you have any questions. I will say that reading patient forums early on scared the hell out of me early on. Treatment options have really changed quite a bit over the past 5-10 years so do your homework. Compared to many others, my treatment was easy. I had robotic tonsillectomy and 6 weeks of proton rads. There are still side effects with protons but, generally, not as severe as IMRT. Hit me up if I can help.


Patrick (49 yrs young)

SCC of Right Tonsil, T2N2M0, Stage IVa
3/4/14 Partial Neck Dissection
3/11/14 Transoral Robotic Surgery(TORS) - radical tonsillectomy, partial pharyngectomy
Proton radiation - 6 weeks ending 7/10/14

Marine Corps Veteran
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