 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 618 | I was stage 1 and did just radiation, no chemo, no surgery. Keep in mind that surgery to the soft palet does not provide for a very pleasant quality of life.
I am 4 months out and in fairly good shape after a not so terrible bout with treatment. I am back to a normal life with some minor changes and am almost back to a normal diet.
It�s no walk in the park by any measure but the alternatives were unacceptable.
Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR
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