I just received the phone call from my RO. He told me that all is good! Said I have a node on the right side that is a little large, however when I did my PET and CT scan in april that node was there then and did not light up on the PET like the one on the left side and has not gotten any bigger since. I have lost a good 35 lbs since that scan was done so maybe losing all that weight around my neck is allowing me to feel it now. He said it was all good news however he of course wants to order another PET and CT at the end of december saying that it is still to early to have a PET right now. But said that most likely if it was a positive node that it would without a doubt have grown or gotten disfigured within the past 5 months. So that is a bit of relief, of course I wont be 100% convinced till I have that PET scan in Dec or it somehow someway completely goes away! Thanks for your support


30 yr old M non-smoker (stuborn ass italian)
SCC left side Tongue 2/17/09, Partial Gloss. 2/25/09
Left ND 5/20/09 10 nodes, 1 pos (1.7cm w/xtra cap spread)
Finished Rads IMRT X 33 8/18/09 (70gy)No PEG, No Chemo
"On the long road to recovery 1 step at a time"