Thank you Cheryl and Paula.

We went to another Cancer hospital today and they opined that surgery or biopsy is not possible because of location of the tumor. MRI findings are: "an intensely enhancing ill-defined lesion involving left lateral wall of nasopharynx with involvement of left parasellar and cavernous region extending to orbital apex through orbital fissure with subtle bony erosion, edematous left optic nerve sheath near apex and adjacent extra-ocular muscle with left retro-orbital fat haziness. in given clinical settings possibility of metastasis appears most likely."

They would start Radiation from Friday. No chemo yet. I am flying back home to be with him. Prayers please.


DX: SCC of Ca Palate 9/12, Biopsy and MRI 9/12
PET 9/12 : SCC of soft palate, 2 lymph nodes with mild SUV.
TX: Cispaltin weekly for 6 weeks, RT: 33 days 9/12 to 10/12.
PET 1/13: 2 residual lymph nodes.02/06/13 MRND,0/21 metastatic,some nodes were consistent with TB. AKT initiated