Hi Maria,

Thanks for the encouragement. As it turns out, I was allergic to the antibiotic Clindamycin so they changed it to Metronydazole. We will see if it does the trick. I'm expected to be in the hospital until Friday.

Saw the chemo doc today. Didn't explain much, just said he thinks I may not need chemo. May be because of my infection. He said he will discuss it with my radiation doc and he will explain everything.

I'm not unhappy if I don't get chemo. I just don't want to compromise my chance of cure. Decisions, decisions.

Joseph 59 male
pain in tongue strt 2/10/12, Dx SCC 3/19/12, confirmed Stg IV 4/5/12,
Total Glsctmy & recon w/ flap from L thigh, neck disct, trach 4/27/12
G-Tube 5/1/12
55 nodes all clear
completed 2 chemo 33 rad
non-smoker, non-drinker, exercise daily, mostly vegetarian diet...go figure