I must concur about stress and HPV. The two years prior to my diagnosis last December were the most stressful of my life. Until now, I had not heard a lot of people discussing stress and HPV+ cancers. Since getting better after treatment, I am doing tai chi, yoga, cardio work, talk therapy, meditation, and I eliminated most caffeine and alcohol from my diet. Now, if I could just stop being stressed out when I have oral sex... joke joke joke... I just had to join in the fun that those naughty boys were having a few posts ago. -Michelle

SCC left tonsil, stage IV, HPV+, metastatic to one lymph node. Biopsy 12/23/10; tonsillectomy 1/13/11; DX 1/25/11; Peg in 1/28/11. Peg out 6/29. TX 1/31/11-3/21/11: 35 IMRT plus 3 Cisplatin. Pet-Scan 6/20/11 = CLEAR! Three years out, learning to live with the long-term side effects of radiation while reminding myself to feel blessed.