Hi Rosie,
Sorry, I just saw your post from Mar 19th about Heather's reoccurence and your call for help. I'm curious. What would the surgery involve and why did they say no surgery? Too soon after radiation? How big is this tumor and what stage is it? If it is early, could it possibly be removed by laser? They use this for the larynx, don't know if it can be used for the oropharynx.

As of two years ago, there were only two doctors in this country that did this procedure to save the larynx. One at Univeristy of Pa in Phila. and the other at the Mayo clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. The procedure had been developed in Germany so lots of drs. over there do it. At that time only Mayo did the procedure on patients that had radiation. U of P agreed to do it on me but then found they couldn't get a safe margin. If you need Dr. name, email me at office.