 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | John, First we need to wait to find out IF you have cancer and what the pathology report says. Then perhaps they need to do a PET or a FNA of the node. Assuming it is cancer: I would also find out who tests for HPV and get your cancer slides sent off and get those results next. Over here it doesn't take more than a couple of weeks to get the HPV results. Then I would consider their recommendations but I personally wouldn't let anyone start surgery until I knew more.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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