Hello all, its been a while since I posted. My husband, is now 2 years post diagnosis of stage III SCC tonsil with RND and chemoradiation. He has been complaining of hearing "crickets" which seems to be getting louder. This was one of his first complaints prior to diagnosis. The noise never left completely, but seems to be getting worse. He also has developed small bumps on his neck on the side where his dissection occured. Of course they itch and he has scratched them. He has been applying lotion, but does not seem to help. He had helped with some insulation in the summer and I thought maybe that was part of the problem, but it continues. He has been cancer free up to this point. He did not have clear margins at the time of the surgery. Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks.


husband dx 12/05/2008 invasive poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma left tonsil T2N2aM0 Stage III
PET scan 01/05/2009 no distant mets. Staging completed.
Surg: 12/18/2008
Radiation 01/15/2009 x 7 weeks
Chemotherapy 01/19/2009 - Cisplatin x3. PEG tube.