I'm heading down to Boston for my first radiation treatment in a couple hours. I will read ANYTHING that ANYONE is willing to send me as far as advise on how to get through this. I'm am so glad that I found this site and all of you wonderful strong people. I want to be back to striper fishing this Summer "as if nothing happened".


Lump in left side neck discovered Sept 2009
Misdiagnosed & FNA inconclusive
Large lymph node removed Nov. 2010 SCC and HPV16 pos
PET pointed tonsilectomy Feb. 2011
1ml tumor left side tonsil
Rads scheduled March 14th 2011. 2X36 GY's (72)
CarboTaxol once a week X 4 or 5 starting 4/5/11
No PEG