Yeah, good oncologists are really swamped when you aren't in a major metropolitan area. That's true of my MO (and his partners in that practice) as well. Nonetheless, I was glad to hear that he wants to keep seeing me every two months for a while. What that means is every month I see either the ENT or someone at the MO's office (every other time it's the nurse-practitioner, not the MO, but she is just as good) so I'm being checked for syptoms that could indicate recurrence once a month (though he doesn't look in my mouth quite as thoroughly as the ENT). I hope that can continue until I reach the two year from diagnosis mark.


SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"