 Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 131 Likes: 5 | My MO told me I probably picked up (and possibly cleared) the HPV16 20 years ago when it "planted a seed" that turned into cancer 15 years later. I was stage 4 so I probably had it for 1-3 years before it bumped out into my lymph node...and I had that for 18 months for lac of health insurance. Go get a second opinion.
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
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