Sandy,

I had a few people putz around my cancer so long and by the time it was diagnosed it was exploding in size. I was really upset with myself because valuable time was wasted when I could have been getting 2nd, 3rd and 4th opinions; unfortunately, it did not work that way. I felt very good about my ENT and RO--they moved lighting fast and hopefully saved my life in the process. My RO also comes from JH and has worked in conjunction with Sloan on H&N/OC txs. When everything was caught up to speed I had an ENT, RO, MO and a OS all recommend that the tumor be removed. So, I had surgery, healed then zapped for 7 weeks, no chemo. I was told if my nodes came back suspicious or positive chemo would have been added.

I wish I could help a little more then just telling you about my situation...I do know that several on this site were tx'd with radiation/chemo and no surgery.