Hi, vik vik
none of us have a crystal ball to see the outcome. There will always be some worry of a recurrence, but from all the survival data I have looked at for HPV+ cancer, statistically, these are my key benchmarks to dial back my worry monitor:

1. After completing therapy with the doctors happy
2. After about 3 months, there will be some sort of scan
3. A year out of treatment
4. Two years out of treatment
5. Four years out of treatment

At this point, other age related issues and simple dangers such as driving on a freeway or eating sushi are as much as or more worrisome (statistically, not emotionally) as the possibility of a recurrence.

Remember that many of the people on this site complete their treatment, and go on their merry ways with no recurrence.

You and your husband are well on your way to the first benchmark, completing treatment with the doctors happy. This is an important benchmark, and I hope you will dial back the worry.

Best wishes,
Maria

Last edited by Maria; 02-09-2013 11:32 AM.
CG to husband - SCC Tonsil T1N2M0 HPV+ Never Smoker
First symptoms 7/2010, DX 12/2010
TX 40 IRMT (1.8 gy) + 10 Cetuximab
PET Scans 6/2011 + 3/2012 clear, 5 year physical exam clear; chest CT's clear of cancer. On thyroid pills. Life is good.