Hi Dre, You and I have some of the first signs of cancer. I was going to the doctor for a few months with the same line "You have alegies and lets give you Flonaz and take sudefed" I still had a very sore throat and no nazal prolems. I had to go to the ER to get a new Doctor who then referred me to a ENT. The ENT did a scope down my nose and sent me for a pet scan right away. That started my journey into having Stage IV Oralphengel Squamous Cell Carsinoma (? spelling). I also love this forum. I have gotten many ideas on how to cope, ask questions, and research new ideas. So if you go to Stanford I would really like to know who and what they did for you. UCSF is also a good place to get a second opinion. Please let us all know how you are doing!


10/10 IV OSCC metastatic to lymph nodes. 10/10 Peg,Port,Trech. due to rad scarring cannot swallow. 9/12 Pet clean. SCC back again 11/12. Tumor attached to jugular, Rad DX left side of neck 11/19/12. No Chemo or Rads. MRI on 1/11/13 for chronic pain w/pet scan 2/15/13.