I had a dull ear ache, on the right side that was continuous and nagging. I went to my Ear nose and throat Doc with that complaint. After examination, he stated that there was really no reason for my ear to hurt and went on to further questions. He did a pysical exam of the throat with his finger,(we call that RUDE and CRUDE). When he withdrew his finger from my throat he stated that he felt something there that he was uneasy about and performed a scope procedure and called the diagnosis right then, SCC. That was on a Friday and Monday morning I was in surgery for a biopsy and the rest is history.
I was blessed that my ENT was thorough and found this cancer quickly.
I have had no Surgery, only radiation and Chemo and so far, I am cancer free. My ENT examines me every two months, and I see my primary Oncologist every three months. I have a comparative CT scan every 6 months.
Darrell