 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Good luck Shelly. We will be here 24/7 to help you anyway we can.
I too found mine as a painless lump in my neck and I was also BOT primary and one of my first cancer docs (I saw 5) also tried antibiotics before being Dx'ed for cancer but his nodal involvement was far greater than mine.
Calories and hydration are extremely important throughout his Tx and his recovery but also keep him swallowing every day to hopefully avoid post Tx swallowing issues.
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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