Julie - 4 years! smile I loved your message! And I do come home looking forward to getting back to this site. After reading so much doom and gloom elsewhere, you all have lifted my spirits tremendously....that, in turn, helps me encourage Tom. I'm hoping I can get him to join this group for I think it will be some of his best medicine.
These last few days have been really rough on him, but I am suggesting we do a few fun things...like look for that new flat screen TV he's been wanting for the family room smile ! He's got to have blood drawn tomorrow, so we'll be out of the house anyway!
I'm just figuring out all the medical abbreviations and jargon you all are using (whole new education!)....what does 72Gy mean??

Nicki, wife of Thomas
dx July 2004, SCC, Stage 4 Tonsil. Tx begun 8/4/04. Cisplatin/Xeloda x 4; IMRT 7 wks, 8/7 - 10/25/04 Modified Radical Dissection (right), Selective Dissection (Left) 12/10/04.