Thank you for your info about some after effects some of you encountered with radiation...My mom's very elderly...but has been very healthy all her life..no meds needed...no "conditions" until HPV about 11 yrs ago...took 2 yrs of little mouth surgeries & she was cancer free for 9 years...She lost my dad last year--were married 64 years & 15 minutes!!! No joke...in 3 months time she started dropping weight...and the cancer had it's way with her. She's doing Eribitux..it took care of the swelling of the tissues in her mouth..but now, 4 new areas...hole in her palate from surgery--on the sinus floor & now 3 more spots & in chin. She's terrified of doing radiation so I think she will not go thru with this. Has the PEG tube which is a little miracle in itself.... Just needed toshare...and thank you all for your honesty and compassion and incredible strength. Jane