Hi Everyone,

My name is Mary Jo, or MJ for short. My husband has tonsil cancer. He is T2N2bM0. I was told by our surgeon that this is a very specific type of staging. My husband, John, will start treatments on April 28th. He will have 6 to 7 weeks of radiation. The radiation type is very area specific. John will have the radiation five days a week and a low dose of cysplatin once a week. This whole process of a biopsy, diagnosis, CATscans, PET scans, teeth extractions, bite plate, mask making has taken about four weeks.

I am worried and scared. We are moving things as quickly as possible and our doctor has assured us that we are not compromising the cure rate by the amount of time this has all taken. Any advice? MJ