Josh, welcome to OCF! Congrats on the new baby!!!!

Only thru the biopsy will they doctors be certain if you have cancer. I hope it comes back negative!!!! For now, Im sure the baby keeps you plenty busy. Try to do positive things that will keep your mind off the "what if's". Reading or any activity that makes you concentrate will work.

There are so many unknowns yet about HPV. No matter if you are HPV+ or not, you will still be treated the same way. They can check your biopsy sample for being HPV+. I would ask if I were you just so you know. Also HPV+ patients have less of a chance for recurrence so thats another good thing about it.

Keep up that positive attitude, it really does help you to get thru the rough times easier.

Best wishes next week!!!!

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile