Hi Cindy,
The scariest times for me were in the early phase, before treatment began. The uncertainty and fear were hard to deal with. I turned it over to the Lord also and he put doctors and counselors into my life to help me get through it. Before I started treatment I had the following tests: Biopsy, PET scan, MRI, CT, audiology (hearing) test, kidney function testing and numerous other blood workups. It took over a month for all of the workups and they gave me high priority based on the disease. It was over a month before treatment started. I had a stage III, SCC, right tonsil. You're lucky you found us early -many don't discover the site until they're done with treatment. I too, had fear that the cancer would move faster now that it was discovered but remember that FEAR means "False Evidence Appearing Real". If the doctors thought that were true they would be moving faster. Breath deep, relax, take it one day at a time. I was a caregiver for my Dad who had Lymphoma and now I'm the patient so now I'm wearing both hats. Keep coming back -we're here to help.