I was wondering if anyone has some insight into how quickly the HPV causes cancer? My doctors seem to think that the tumor in my tonsils was there for some time; maybe 4 to 7 years. But I sometimes wonder if I could have contracted it over the past year. When my fiance broke up with me; I started dating 6 months after; probably around last June. Dated a few woman and yes we had sex. So maybe I caught it from them. I talk to my fiance and she is fine as far as pap smears. Also I have never tested positive for it in the genital area. Just curious!!!! I guess I will never know!! frown

Charles

Charles

HPV +16 Right Tonsil SCC with 1 Right lymph node. Tonsillectomy and neck resection.

Got 33 radiation doses via tomo machine (58 gry to back of throat, 65 gry to right neck, and 56 gry to left neck) with 2 cisplatin and one carboplatin due to possible hearing loss.