Mr Francis Chai, Mr J C Hodges and two other ENT consultant surgeons at RPH plus Dr Andrew Lindsay. Mr Jerome Freund consultant radiation oncologist. All very kind people that saved my life. I refused chemo cisplatin and am glad I did. I up until last week knew only that I would die in two years with out surgery. Now I at least have an idea what I may have in front of me as a basic prognosis. I am gratefull they gave me some truths about the disease as apose to nothing at all and spending hours on the net trying to get half information. I have not carved this into stone but I will attempt to return to work next week (is nine weeks post opp normalish?)if work is good fine if not I now know not to waist time so to leave and move on...no time to waste wasting time I guess. Tone