Thanks for sharing, Cheryl! What kind of nursing did you do? I can't see myself being a PT until retirement age. It's tough on the body, especially my hands and wrists. I do a lot of manual work and have tiny hands!

Ironically, I am scheduled to take a course in mid-September on Advanced Oncology Rehab. A good portion of it focuses on H & N cancer. I thought about asking for a refund, but I will only be a couple of weeks into treatment, so I figured I could handle it. Plus, they'll have a real, live patient to use as a subject...lucky for them! Lol!

37 y/o fem at Dx (23 wks preg @ dx on 3/16/11)
SCC L oral tongue (no risk factors)
L partial gloss/MND 3/28/11 @ 25 wks preg
T1-2N0M0; no rads/chemo
Tonsillectomy on 8/6/12 +SCC L tonsil T2-3N1M0 (HPV-)
Treated with 35 rads/7 carbo & taxol (Rx ended 10/31/12), but many hospitalizations d/t complications from rx.
Various scans since rx ended are NED!
Part of genetic study for rare cancers @ MGH.
44 years old now...I wasn't sure I would make it! Hoping for 40 more!