Thank you all so much. The cancer clinic I go to is checking for the HPV status, should know by end of week or at least my first chemo, 9/4 (and rad TX).
The West Clinic in Memphis does seem to be a good cc and has come recommend by several.
My wife is viewing this site and one other...

The hospital is doing the radiation and I have a team of doctors there and then the cc is doing everything else, and the head director is my doctor. I feel I should not waste one day even for a 2nd opinion, but I may be wrong. But the TX seems pretty standard for this type cancer.

I will be posting more later on and I REALLY do appreciate all of you and this great site...

Thanks, and God Bless.


large lymph node Left Neck around May 22 2012
ENT June 6, did needle Biopsy - Negative
ENT CT scan July 9 - Negative
Remove lymph node July 26, DX - SSC - T1N2aM0
PET Aug 7, BOT
Aug 14, endoscopy, 1cm - clear margin HPV+
TX 33 IMRT - 6 Chemo - Taxol/Carboplatin
TX chemo 09/04/12 RAD 09/05/12