Hi Don,

My husband had almost the same experience as you -- a recurrence of mouth sores and lump in the neck. He was given antibiotics, the sores went away but not the lump. The ENT's looked and took needle biopsies and the results were inconclusive. He then had a quadroscopy which confirmed the diagnosis of Stage IV BOT cancer. He has just completed 35 sessions of radiation and two of the three scheduled chemo (Cisplatin) because he developed deep vein thrombosis after the second round of chemo. He did not have induction chemo but as far as the RO could tell, the lymph nodes have responded to treatment. His reasoning is if the lymph nodes have responded, then the primary tumor should have,too. We are now in post Tx and waiting for the seven weekday Tx meeting. It has been an eventful roller coaster ride for us. I wish you a smoother journey than we have had. It is a tough road to take, but you will get through it. The members of this forum are amazing, come back often for support and information.