I was in the same boat as Charm. Ear pain for a year, being told to take alergy meds. Then after I lost my insurance due to a layoff, I get a proper diagnosis. The tumor can put pressure on the nerves and cause the pain. I also knew when the treatments were working when after 5 weeks of Rad the ear pain suddenly went away.


Flip
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Age: 54 SCC Tonsil + 3 nodes
Radiation and Carboplatin
Treatment 4/1 - 6/7/2009
No surgery, no PEG
Never smoked
Drink socially (brew my own beer and love wine. A bottle of scotch lasts me a couple of years)
CT 11/4/09 No sign of envolvement in Tonsil or nodes